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Schools in Los Angeles

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2025 · school stage

Elementary schools

Los Angeles’s 306 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 99th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
42Needs Support
122Developing
86Solid
56Strong
Top row: one dot per Los Angeles school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 5,721 California public elementary schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Highest in Los Angeles

Statewide percentile

Wonderland Avenue, Third Street and Overland Avenue are within 0 percentiles of each other; treat them as tied.

Context

The average Los Angeles elementary school had 22 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California elementary school had 18 in 100.

Show the other 296 elementary schools

The other 296 elementary schools

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Also in Los Angeles, not ranked with these schools

  • MarltonSpecial education center: students enroll by referral or placement, so we don’t rank it
2025 · school stage

Middle schools

Los Angeles’s 132 public middle schools run from the 5th to the 97th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
32Needs Support
37Developing
46Solid
17Strong
Top row: one dot per Los Angeles school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 2,177 California public middle schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Highest in Los Angeles

Statewide percentile
Context

The average Los Angeles middle school had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California middle school had 18 in 100.

Show the other 122 middle schools

The other 122 middle schools

Also in Los Angeles, not ranked with these schools

  • City of AngelsAlternative school: compared only with other alternative schools
2025 · school stage

High schools

Los Angeles’s 113 public high schools run from the bottom 1% to the 99th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
28Needs Support
27Developing
32Solid
26Strong
Top row: one dot per Los Angeles school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 1,500 California public high schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Highest in Los Angeles

Statewide percentile

Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle Ki and Middle College High are 1 percentile apart; treat that as a tie.

Context

The average Los Angeles high school had 29 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California high school had 23 in 100.

Show the other 103 high schools

The other 103 high schools

25 more high schools, not ranked with these

171 private schools in Los Angeles aren’t shown: they don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them.

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Common questions

Are the public schools in Los Angeles good?
Los Angeles’s 306 public elementary schools run from the 1st to the 99th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 56 Strong, 86 Solid, 122 Developing and 42 Needs Support. Los Angeles’s 132 public middle schools run from the 5th to the 97th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 17 Strong, 46 Solid, 37 Developing and 32 Needs Support. Los Angeles’s 113 public high schools run from the bottom 1% to the 99th percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 26 Strong, 32 Solid, 27 Developing and 28 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.
Which public schools in Los Angeles rank highest?
Elementary: Wonderland Avenue Elementary, 99th percentile statewide (Strong). Middle: Renaissance Arts Academy, 97th percentile statewide (Strong). High: Renaissance Arts Academy, 99th percentile statewide (Strong). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
How does chronic absence in Los Angeles compare with California?
The average Los Angeles elementary school had 22 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California elementary school had 18 in 100. The average Los Angeles middle school had 25 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California middle school had 18 in 100. The average Los Angeles high school had 29 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California high school had 23 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
Does living in Los Angeles decide which school my child attends?
No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2025 and chronic-absence rates for 2024–25, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.

Sources & methodology

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25

Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Use them alongside school visits and questions about your child’s needs.

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