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CDS Secondary

Q: How many students attend CDS Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 17 students attended CDS Secondary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of CDS Secondary?

Students at CDS Secondary are 88% Hispanic, 12% African American.

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

CDS Secondary is a public high school in Los Angeles, California, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 20 students. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 796 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

CDS Secondary consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.69% of CDS Secondary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 46.45% in the Los Angeles Unified School District and 48.81% statewide. In Mathematics, 0% of CDS Secondary students were proficient or better, compared to 36.76% in the district and 37.3% statewide. Additionally, CDS Secondary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 55.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Despite the school's low academic performance and high absenteeism, CDS Secondary has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 1:1 to 4.9:1 over the past few years, which is much lower than the nearby schools like Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High, Santee Education Complex, and Tri-C Community Day. Additionally, CDS Secondary has a very high per-student spending, ranging from $42,596 to $201,865 over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

Students ?

4.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$123,394

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(213) 239-5656

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

African American:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2004 → 20th in 2013

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (65% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2004

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,741^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	2741 of 2761	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2424 of 2783	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	2137 of 2781	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	2609 of 2740	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	2677 of 2715	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2443 of 2480	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	2437 of 2508	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	2434 of 2497	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	2465 of 2477	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	2354 of 2379	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	2229 of 2259	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.5	2167 of 2236	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	2136 of 2179	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.0	1989 of 2063	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	1982 of 2005	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.3	1944 of 1999	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	1736 of 1804	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.4	1690 of 1777	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.4	1686 of 1769	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	2382 of 2395	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1801 of 2388	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2263 of 2374	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2048 of 2359	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	2186 of 2213	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	2012 of 2072	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	2525 of 2542	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	2026 of 2579	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2461 of 2531	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	2035 of 2458	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	2336 of 2369	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	2196 of 2230	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	2532 of 2534	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2036 of 2552	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	2497 of 2527	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	2380 of 2407	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2199 of 2273	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	14.0	1935 of 2426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	1810 of 2354	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	1753 of 2367	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	1894 of 2281	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	1672 of 2238	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1670 of 2117	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	1437 of 2063	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	16.4	1594 of 1968	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	1441 of 1901	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	1115 of 1653	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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Schools Near CDS Secondary

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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 CDS Secondary

What district is CDS Secondary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of CDS Secondary?

Students at CDS Secondary are 88% Hispanic, 12% African American.

How many students attend CDS Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 17 students attended CDS Secondary.

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