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Los Angeles Senior High

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Los Angeles Senior High ranks 1593 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 26% of California high schools

Summary

Los Angeles Senior High is a large, traditional public high school serving grades 9-12 to nearly 1,000 students within the Los Angeles Unified School District, though its statewide academic ranking has declined over the past decade to the 26th percentile.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 45.1%, which is more than double the state average and far higher than nearby schools like Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (11.9%). Academic proficiency, especially in mathematics where only 11.46% of students are proficient, lags behind the district and state, and is lower than at comparable schools such as Fairfax Senior High. Interestingly, the school spends more per student than several higher-performing schools in the area, raising questions about how resources are allocated to address these core issues.

Despite these academic and attendance struggles, Los Angeles Senior High maintains a strong graduation rate of 91.6%, which exceeds both district and state averages. This creates a notable disconnect between graduation success and academic preparedness. While the school's performance is below many peers, there are potential bright spots, such as recent improvement in outcomes for special education students, suggesting some effective interventions may be in place.

978

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,297

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4650 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019-1831

(323) 900-2700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Los Angeles Senior High:

Elementary:	Alta Loma Elementary
	Arlington Heights Elementary
	Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies
	Queen Anne Place Elementary
	More...
	Wilshire Park Elementary
	Wilton Place Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.6%

African American:

8.5%

Asian:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,593^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

109^th of 153High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1593 of 2162	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1558 of 2159	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1618 of 2170	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1530 of 2123	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	850 of 1290	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	1301 of 2133	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1190 of 2017	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.1	1099 of 2021	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	1163 of 2039	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	1066 of 1994	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	1305 of 2426	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.7	1302 of 2354	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.2	1275 of 2367	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.3	1268 of 2281	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.4	1557 of 2238	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1211 of 2117	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.5	1211 of 2063	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.0	1377 of 1968	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.9	1288 of 1901	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.8	1016 of 1653	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	434 of 523	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	465 of 517	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	497 of 521	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	387 of 522	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	365 of 592	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	397 of 582	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	682 of 1161	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	216 of 555	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	626 of 1117	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	599 of 1052	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	860 of 1085	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	999 of 1064	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	818 of 1044	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	281 of 467	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	584 of 941	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	400 of 938	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1506 of 1906	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1516 of 1915	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1486 of 1915	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1490 of 1858	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	777 of 1054	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1194 of 1833	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1217 of 1760	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1350 of 1900	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1319 of 1902	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1391 of 1917	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1346 of 1861	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	987 of 1814	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	845 of 1742	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1373 of 2013	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1387 of 2026	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1469 of 2030	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1390 of 1943	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	706 of 1126	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1036 of 1937	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	981 of 1862	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1411 of 1942	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1367 of 1948	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1475 of 1963	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1360 of 1916	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	795 of 1122	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1216 of 1880	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1043 of 1834	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	754 of 1252	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1083 of 1216	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	669 of 1197	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Los Angeles Senior High	Public	9-12	4650 West Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-2700	978	62	15.8	90.8%	27 (2.8%)	83 (8.5%)	827 (84.6%)	31 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	25.2	1593^rd of 2162 public high schools	26.3%		26.7	1558^th of 2159 public high schools	27.8%	35		14.8	0.0	14.1				31.2	31.2				11.5	11.5	$24,297	$5,070	$19,227
Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Prep and Transition Center	Public	11-12	2302 South Gramercy Pl.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 731-8633	264	29	9.1	89.0%	8 (3.0%)	35 (13.3%)	201 (76.1%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)								(n/a)															$71,436	$8,473	$62,963
Math and Science College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	3202 West Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Math and Science College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 821-1393	557	30	18.8	63.0%	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)	512 (91.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	61.9	766^th of 2162 public high schools	64.6%		59.9	766^th of 2159 public high schools	64.5%			32.6		32.6				61.5	61.5				25.9	25.9	$24,049	$656	$23,393
Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Public	9-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4600	431	25	17.4	96.1%	10 (2.3%)	13 (3.0%)	369 (85.6%)	36 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.6	1411^th of 2162 public high schools	34.7%		43	1172^nd of 2159 public high schools	45.7%	239		14.4		14.6				39.6	39.6				18.7	18.7	$21,059	$4,587	$16,472
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities	Public	9-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4700	512	29	17.6	96.7%	7 (1.4%)	10 (2.0%)	458 (89.5%)	33 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	62.4	749^th of 2162 public high schools	65.4%		51.1	980^th of 2159 public high schools	54.6%	231		30.3		30.3				59.5	59.5				30.6	30.6	$18,977	$3,573	$15,404
Ambassador-Global Leadership	Public	6-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4540	472	30	15.8	97.7%	14 (3.0%)	14 (3.0%)	391 (82.8%)	36 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	26.3	1564^th of 2162 public high schools	27.7%		22.8	1636^th of 2159 public high schools	24.2%	72	6.8	10.5		8.2	23.7	27.9	26.7	29.8	26.9	15.0	39.5	46.0	17.5	29.9	$20,032	$3,694	$16,338
Whitman Continuation	Public	9-12	7795 Rosewood Ave.	Los Angeles	90036	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 651-0645	45	3	15.2	91.1%	1 (2.2%)	8 (17.8%)	33 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	32.3	1442^nd of 2162 public high schools	33.3%		41.4	1211^th of 2159 public high schools	43.9%	231		16.7		14.3				27.3	27.3				22.7	22.7	$44,059	$8,231	$35,828
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies	Public	6-12	5931 West 18th St.	Los Angeles	90035	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 549-5900	1,357	66	20.5	56.8%	364 (26.8%)	218 (16.1%)	473 (34.9%)	199 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (7.5%)	88.6	225^th of 2162 public high schools	89.6%		82.3	368^th of 2159 public high schools	83.0%	143	53.9	51.2		52.5	69.4	72.9	63.5	76.9	70.9	53.1	60.1	42.1	47.3	50.7	$18,213	$2,595	$15,618
Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Public	9-12	3537 Farmdale Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-8400	853	47	18.2	97.4%	17 (2.0%)	361 (42.3%)	451 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.5%)	20.1	1688^th of 2162 public high schools	21.9%		20.3	1697^th of 2159 public high schools	21.4%	9		10.6	0.0	9.8				28.2	28.2				8.3	8.3	$29,157	$5,446	$23,711
Fairfax Senior High	Public	9-12	7850 Melrose Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 370-1200	1,495	85	17.5	87.4%	165 (11.0%)	197 (13.2%)	873 (58.4%)	213 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.1%)	53.1	967^th of 2162 public high schools	55.3%		59.9	765^th of 2159 public high schools	64.6%	202		28.1	14.3	27.6				54.1	54.1				23.2	23.2	$21,863	$3,868	$17,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Angeles Senior High

Is Los Angeles Senior High a good school?

Los Angeles Senior High ranks 1593^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Los Angeles Senior High in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Los Angeles Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 978 students attended Los Angeles Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Los Angeles Senior High?

Students at Los Angeles Senior High are 85% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 3% White.

What schools feed into Los Angeles Senior High?

Los Angeles Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alta Loma Elementary
Elementary : Arlington Heights Elementary
Elementary : Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies
Elementary : Queen Anne Place Elementary
Elementary : Wilshire Park Elementary
Elementary : Wilton Place Elementary

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