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King/Drew Medical Magnet High

Q: Is King/Drew Medical Magnet High a good school?

King/Drew Medical Magnet High ranks 358 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 83% of California high schools

Summary

King/Drew Medical Magnet High is a standout public high school serving about 1,380 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district, consistently ranking among the top schools in the state despite serving a community with high economic need.

The school excels in several key areas, achieving a perfect 100% graduation rate with 0% dropout, which is far better than nearby schools like Jordan High (85.6% graduation). Academically, it shines in English (75% proficient) and Science (46% proficient), outperforming both district and state averages. While math scores are an area for growth, the school is remarkably effective at supporting all students, with its students from low-income families ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide. It achieves these strong results efficiently, spending less per student than several neighboring schools with poorer outcomes.

As a specialized medical magnet, King/Drew offers a focused curriculum that attracts motivated students and produces results that place it in the 83rd percentile of all California high schools. This makes it one of the highest-performing schools in the area, alongside Compton Early College High, and significantly outperforms others like Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy and University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy. For families seeking a rigorous, health-focused program with a proven track record of student success, King/Drew is a compelling choice.

1,381

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,360

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 East 120th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90059-3025

(323) 566-0420

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.6%

African American:

47.4%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg39%

California avg41%

358^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	83.0	358 of 2162	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	399 of 2159	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	409 of 2170	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	736 of 2123	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	422 of 1290	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	512 of 2133	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	297 of 2017	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	353 of 2021	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	76.4	440 of 2039	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	497 of 1994	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	52.5	724 of 2426	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	48.6	834 of 2354	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.8	827 of 2367	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.4	831 of 2281	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.6	836 of 2238	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.2	987 of 2117	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.6	860 of 2063	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.3	909 of 1968	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	29.1	1070 of 1901	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.6	942 of 1653	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	33 of 523	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	54 of 517	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	60 of 521	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	133 of 522	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	123 of 592	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	53 of 582	90.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	73.8	174 of 1161	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	149 of 555	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	130 of 1117	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	301 of 1906	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	370 of 1915	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	442 of 1915	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	681 of 1858	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	457 of 1054	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	514 of 1833	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	305 of 1760	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	60 of 1900	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	60 of 1902	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	73 of 1917	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	231 of 1861	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	100 of 1814	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	53 of 1742	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	157 of 2013	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	174 of 2026	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	176 of 2030	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	71.5	413 of 1943	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	245 of 1126	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	244 of 1937	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	92.3	116 of 1862	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	375 of 1942	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	409 of 1948	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	286 of 1963	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	714 of 1916	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	343 of 1122	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	484 of 1880	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	292 of 1834	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	142 of 1252	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	167 of 1216	86.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Science46%+14 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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 (2025)
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
King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1601 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-0420	1,381	71	19.4	90.2%	13 (0.9%)	654 (47.4%)	657 (47.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.7%)	83	358^th of 2162 public high schools	83.4%		80.9	399^th of 2159 public high schools	81.5%	41		46.5		46.4				74.7	74.7				39.4	39.4	$37,360	$35,100	$2,260
Compton Early College High	Public	9-12	2601 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	556	18	30.8	85.4%	3 (0.5%)	63 (11.3%)	485 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	94.8	100^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%		93.3	148^th of 2159 public high schools	93.1%	48		60.0		60.0				89.2	89.2				53.1	53.1	$24,967	$21,442	$3,525
Centennial High	Public	9-12	2606 North Central Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 635-2715	908	45	20.1	90.1%	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.4%)	734 (80.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	37	1328^th of 2162 public high schools	38.6%		32.4	1437^th of 2159 public high schools	33.4%	109		18.8		18.1				52.0	52.0				9.0	9.0	$21,100	$16,704	$4,396
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	Public	9-12	10601 South Grandee Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8400	27	3	8.9	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	9 (33.3%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0
Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	10720 Wilmington Ave.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technical Academy High Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 744-2122	474	24	19.5	92.8%	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.7%)	404 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	33.4	1415^th of 2162 public high schools	34.6%		37.8	1297^th of 2159 public high schools	39.9%	118		16.4		15.8				45.8	45.8				11.0	11.0
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	12628 Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-3930	546	28	19.4	92.5%	3 (0.5%)	55 (10.1%)	471 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	63.2	736^th of 2162 public high schools	66.0%		61.1	741^st of 2159 public high schools	65.7%	5		36.7		36.2				63.6	63.6				22.5	22.5
New Designs Charter School-Watts	Public, Charter	6-12	12714 South Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter School-Watts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-0600	194	11	17.0	93.3%	8 (4.1%)	108 (55.7%)	61 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.2%)	61.2	792^nd of 2162 public high schools	63.4%		42.2	1187^th of 2159 public high schools	45.0%	395	46.2		24.2	33.9	0.0	22.7	18.5	53.3	28.9	0.0	0.0	29.6	30.0	18.9
Thomas Riley High	Public	7-12	1524 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-6692	23	3	9.1	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	22 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy	Public	9-12	11227 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4060	110	10	10.5	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	21 (19.1%)	87 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	40.4	1250^th of 2162 public high schools	42.2%		21.6	1664^th of 2159 public high schools	22.9%	414		19.2		18.5				59.3	59.3				7.4	7.4	$57,706	$55,610	$2,096
Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	325 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 420-2170	1,159	67	17.3	90.9%	29 (2.5%)	243 (21.0%)	878 (75.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	22	1652^nd of 2162 public high schools	23.6%		17.1	1756^th of 2159 public high schools	18.7%	104		12.0	18.2	12.3				28.1	28.1				9.5	9.5

Frequently Asked Questions about King/Drew Medical Magnet High

How many students attend King/Drew Medical Magnet High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,381 students attended King/Drew Medical Magnet High.

What district is King/Drew Medical Magnet High in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is King/Drew Medical Magnet High a good school?

King/Drew Medical Magnet High ranks 358^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of King/Drew Medical Magnet High?

Students at King/Drew Medical Magnet High are 48% Hispanic, 47% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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