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Metropolitan Continuation

Public Grades 9-12

1737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 20% of California high schools

Summary

Metropolitan Continuation is a small continuation high school serving 62 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional high school settings.

The school faces considerable hurdles, with an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of over 81% and academic proficiency rates in core subjects like English and math below 11%, which are significantly lower than both district and state averages. Its graduation rate, while improved from pandemic lows, remains about 18 points below the district average. Interestingly, the school spends considerably more per student than many nearby comprehensive high schools like Santee Education Complex or Theodore Roosevelt Senior High, yet these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes, and data shows the school's approach is currently less effective for its male students.

When compared to nearby schools, a clear pattern emerges: continuation schools like Tri-C Community Day and Central High share similar struggles, while a school like the Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High, located just over a mile away, demonstrates that high achievement is possible in the same area, boasting a 100% graduation rate and strong test scores. This contrast suggests that program design and specific supports are critical factors for student success.

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,753

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

727 South Wilson St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021-1625

(213) 623-4272

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

White:

1.6%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (70% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,737^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

120^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	17.3	1737 of 2162	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1939 of 2159	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1720 of 2170	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1785 of 2123	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1089 of 1290	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1789 of 2133	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	1576 of 2021	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.8	1406 of 2039	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.5	1503 of 1994	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.0	1286 of 2426	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.6	1194 of 2354	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.0	1104 of 2367	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.9	970 of 2281	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.0	743 of 2238	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.9	867 of 2117	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.1	824 of 2063	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	28.5	1138 of 1968	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.8	1291 of 1901	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	17.1	1385 of 1653	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1554 of 1906	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1486 of 1900	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1695 of 1902	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1476 of 1917	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1560 of 1861	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1521 of 1814	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1566 of 2013	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1838 of 2026	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1494 of 2030	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1551 of 1943	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	932 of 1126	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1568 of 1937	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1920 of 1942	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1773 of 1948	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1393 of 1963	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1512 of 1916	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	927 of 1122	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1523 of 1880	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science11%-22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-38 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 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 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Metropolitan Continuation	Public	9-12	727 South Wilson St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 623-4272	62	4	15.7	100.0%	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	1737^th of 2162 public high schools	19.7%		12.1	1939^th of 2159 public high schools	10.2%	202		8.3	12.5	10.7		10.3	10.3		6.9	6.9	$36,753	$6,107	$30,646
CDS Secondary	Public	6-12	727 South Wilson St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-5656	17	4	4.1	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	15 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0	5.6		7.7	0.0		0.0	$123,394	$19,851	$103,543
Central High	Public	9-12	716 East 14th St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-1901	242	19	12.6	93.4%	5 (2.1%)	16 (6.6%)	214 (88.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	14.9	1810^th of 2162 public high schools	16.3%		10	2074^th of 2159 public high schools	3.9%	264		8.8	8.7	8.8		10.6	10.6		6.4	6.4	$27,518	$4,087	$23,431
Tri-C Community Day	Public	7-12	716 East 14th St. Second Fl.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-1901	231	17	13.9	96.1%	3 (1.3%)	18 (7.8%)	206 (89.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.4	1823^rd of 2162 public high schools	15.7%		14.1	1848^th of 2159 public high schools	14.4%	25		6.1	4.6	5.5		17.2	17.2		5.5	5.5	$24,629	$3,381	$21,248
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Public	9-12	1200 Plaza Del Sol	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5400	694	40	17.5	94.5%	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.2%)	670 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44.8	1144^th of 2162 public high schools	47.1%		41.5	1206^th of 2159 public high schools	44.1%	62		19.5	0.0	17.6		44.2	44.2		29.0	29.0	$25,783	$5,009	$20,774
Boyle Heights Continuation	Public	9-12	544 South Mathews St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-8070	34	3	11.3	97.1%	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0							$29,198	$6,363	$22,835
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Public	9-12	2530 East 4th St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6500	1,678	86	19.4	96.3%	41 (2.4%)	13 (0.8%)	1,617 (96.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	41.4	1227^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%		43.4	1162^nd of 2159 public high schools	46.2%	65		9.8		9.6		44.7	44.7		29.8	29.8	$22,158	$4,714	$17,444
Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	2530 East 4th St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6500	534	29	18.1	90.3%	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (95.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	88.2	239^th of 2162 public high schools	88.9%		84.4	337^th of 2159 public high schools	84.4%	98		48.9		48.9		82.1	82.1		44.8	44.8	$18,883	$3,512	$15,371
Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1655 East 27th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-9436	533	29	18.6	96.4%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	519 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	52.3	984^th of 2162 public high schools	54.5%		45.1	1121^st of 2159 public high schools	48.1%	137		35.4		34.7		58.0	58.0		10.6	10.6	$28,477	$4,101	$24,376
YouthBuild Charter School of California	Public, Charter	9-12	611 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 303	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	YouthBuild Charter School of California District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 741-2600	880	41	21.3	89.4%	16 (1.8%)	155 (17.6%)	677 (76.9%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.2%)	12.7	1892^nd of 2162 public high schools	12.5%		9.8	2079^th of 2159 public high schools	3.7%	187			5.8	5.8		10.5	10.5		2.4	2.4	$16,231	$568	$15,663

Frequently Asked Questions about Metropolitan Continuation

What district is Metropolitan Continuation in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Metropolitan Continuation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 62 students attended Metropolitan Continuation.

What is the racial makeup of Metropolitan Continuation?

Students at Metropolitan Continuation are 97% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American.

Is Metropolitan Continuation a good school?

Metropolitan Continuation ranks in the bottom 19.7% of California high schools.

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