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View Park Continuation: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.

View Park Continuation posts low test scores — and test scores are one lens among several. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.

4701 Rodeo Road, 90016 (opens in new tab)·Los Angeles Unified·Los Angeles·Grades 9-12·20 students·95% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(323) 292-0331·Website
Continuation school — a small alternative high school designed for students at risk of not graduating. Focuses on credit recovery and flexible scheduling. Test scores and college-readiness rates are not directly comparable to comprehensive high schools.
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope2544
% Exceeded27%16%
% Met+45%36%
Grad rate33.3%87.6%
College readiness0.0%35.4%
Absence46.3%30.2%
Suspension2.7%3.6%
Scope Score
25
🌱 Building Momentum · Needs Support
ranked #1,832 statewide · #206 of 240 in Los Angeles Unified

View Park Continuation scores 25 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 15th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “45% proficient” and call it done. View Park Continuation deserves a closer read. The school sits in Los Angeles, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,160 high schools statewide

Climbed from the 1st to the 15th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 200 high schools.

CA Dashboard
ELARedMathRed

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 45% of students meet the standard today, above the 3% who did in 2019.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192025
Grade 117%45%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
45%
State 36%
Graduate
33%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
0%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 45 are proficient by 11th grade → 33 graduate → 0 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 6 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
33.3%
State 87.6%
54.3pp below state avg
Exceeded standard
27.3%
State 15.8%
11.4pp above state avg
College readiness
0.0%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate below state avg
Met or exceeded
45.5%
State 35.7%
9.7pp above state avg
Chronic absenteeism
46.3%
State 30.2%
16.1pp above state avg
Suspension rate
2.7%
State 3.6%
0.9pp below state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.

  • Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 46.3%, district 24.5%, state 30.2%46.3% · +16.1pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 2.7%, district —, state 3.6%2.7% · −0.9pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1286.2%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 10:1, district 20:110:1
Teaching staff2 teachers
Avg. experience23.5 years
Fully credentialed23%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$60,420 – $122,706
Principal salary$154,576 – $170,030
Superintendent salary$440,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP courses offered0

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $51,755, CA average $14,815$51,755 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,911 per student

$1,911 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$29,292 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction52%
Instruction support16%
Student services12%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$18,180 per pupil
2019$16,355 per pupil
2018$15,793 per pupil
2017$13,247 per pupil
2016$13,549 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Black55.0%
District 7.2% · CA 4.8%
Hispanic45.0%
District 73.2% · CA 56.1%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 95.0% (31pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$74K · CA $85K
Median home value$969K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+33% · CA 35%
ZIP population46,457
Median age36 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 20 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 27% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is View Park Continuation a good high school?

View Park Continuation has a Scope Score of 25 out of 100, placing it in the 15th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,832 statewide. 27.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 11.4 percentage points above the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are View Park Continuation's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 45.5% of students at View Park Continuation met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 27.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 18.2% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 27.3% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 11 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does View Park Continuation rank in California?

View Park Continuation ranks #1,832 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 15th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at View Park Continuation?

46.3% of students at View Park Continuation are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 2.7%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does View Park Continuation compare to other schools in Los Angeles?

View Park Continuation scores 25/100 (15th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 20 students. Use the schools in Los Angeles page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
33.3%
↓ vs CA 87.6% · 0th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
27.3%
↑ vs CA 15.8% · 62th pctile
College readiness · 20%
0.0%
↓ vs CA 35.4% · 29th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
45.5%
↑ vs CA 35.7% · 57th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
46.3%
↓ vs CA 30.2% · 37th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
2.7%
↑ vs CA 3.6% · 54th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 111127%18%18%36%45%−2
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1110
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11110%27%45%27%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
View Park Continuation ←2527.3%45.5%2.7%
Iovine and Young Center1.4 mi6530.8%67.3%1.3%
CATCH Prep Charter High, Inc.1.3 mi5520.7%50.0%1.3%
Math and Science College Preparatory1.8 mi4816.3%43.7%0.7%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
33.3%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
0.0%
This school may not offer A-G courses
College-Going Rate
18.8%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrowth
201971#20230.0%3.3%65.7%1.8%
20252515#183227.3%45.5%46.3%2.7%
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female91.2%78.6%-12.6pp
Male81.8%93.3%+11.5pp
Black/African American84.8%86.7%+1.9pp
Hispanic/Latino85.2%83.3%-1.9pp
English Learners100.0%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged83.8%85.7%+1.9pp
All Students85.4%86.2%+0.8pp
EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue

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