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Frida Kahlo High

Q: Is Frida Kahlo High a good school?

Frida Kahlo High ranks in the bottom 4.3% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Frida Kahlo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 92 students attended Frida Kahlo High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Frida Kahlo High?

Students at Frida Kahlo High are 89% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

2070^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 4% of California high schools

Summary

Frida Kahlo High is a very small public high school serving about 92 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district in South Los Angeles, but it faces significant academic and attendance challenges that set it apart from many neighboring schools.

The school's performance metrics are among the lowest in the state and in its immediate area, with extremely high chronic absenteeism (over 80% of students) and a graduation rate around 51%, which contrasts sharply with nearby high-performing schools like the Girls Academic Leadership Academy (97th percentile, 100% graduation) and Early College Academy-LA Trade Technical College (81st percentile, 100% graduation). This creates a striking concentration of both high achievement and severe struggle within the same community, highlighting that student outcomes can vary dramatically depending on which school they attend.

Despite these profound challenges, the school's small size could be an asset for personalized support, and there are flickers of potential improvement, such as a recent increase in its graduation rate. The fact that other specialized and charter schools in the area, such as Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High and Orthopaedic Hospital, successfully serve similar student populations suggests that proven strategies and models for success exist nearby that could inform a path forward for Frida Kahlo High.

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,279

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1924 South Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90011-1031

(213) 763-1090

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

African American:

7.6%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (1% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (52% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school1%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,070^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

144^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	9.0	2070 of 2162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1896 of 2159	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2116 of 2170	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	2119 of 2123	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1219 of 1290	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1943 of 2133	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1905 of 2017	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	1822 of 2021	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	1611 of 2039	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	1560 of 1994	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	1612 of 2426	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.6	1429 of 2354	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.6	1239 of 2367	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.4	1099 of 2281	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.7	1101 of 2238	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	22.7	1424 of 2117	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	18.8	1552 of 2063	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1734 of 1906	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1877 of 1915	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1900 of 1915	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1769 of 1833	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1659 of 1760	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1791 of 1900	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1633 of 1902	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1858 of 1917	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1858 of 1861	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1634 of 1814	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1613 of 1742	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1892 of 2013	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1720 of 2026	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1964 of 2030	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1939 of 1943	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1051 of 1126	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1757 of 1937	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	1728 of 1862	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1936 of 1942	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1646 of 1948	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1881 of 1963	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1916 of 1916	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1676 of 1880	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1732 of 1834	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	1178 of 1216	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics3%-34 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Science0%-33 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
Frida Kahlo High	Public	9-12	1924 South Los Angeles St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1090	92	6	16.7	98.9%	2 (2.2%)	7 (7.6%)	82 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	9	2070^th of 2162 public high schools	4.3%		12.9	1896^th of 2159 public high schools	12.2%	174		0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0				3.2	3.2	$22,279	$4,782	$17,497
Santee Education Complex	Public	9-12	1921 South Maple Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1000	1,582	80	19.8	93.4%	18 (1.1%)	65 (4.1%)	1,484 (93.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	35.2	1374^th of 2162 public high schools	36.4%		38.4	1286^th of 2159 public high schools	40.4%	88		15.5	0.0	14.7				48.8	48.8				13.0	13.0	$23,359	$4,587	$18,772
Early College Academy-LA Trade Technical College	Public	9-12	400 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-3685	272	13	21.5	93.8%	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	248 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	79.5	417^th of 2162 public high schools	80.7%		64.9	653^rd of 2159 public high schools	69.8%	236		56.5		56.5				69.6	69.6				30.4	30.4	$20,045	$3,458	$16,587
Orthopaedic Hospital	Public	9-12	300 West 23rd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-2088	653	36	18.1	93.1%	14 (2.1%)	9 (1.4%)	596 (91.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	82.3	375^th of 2162 public high schools	82.7%		74.1	503^rd of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	128		57.5		56.9				79.4	79.4				29.8	29.8	$20,793	$3,605	$17,188
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
New Designs Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	2303 South Figueroa Way	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-9084	784	19	41.8	80.4%	15 (1.9%)	66 (8.4%)	624 (79.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.9%)	73.2	533^rd of 2162 public high schools	75.3%		75.5	477^th of 2159 public high schools	77.9%	56	15.3	31.6		23.4	23.9	28.5	27.1	68.4	37.7	10.9	9.5	7.6	41.4	17.7	$21,050	$1,908	$19,142
Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High	Public, Charter	9-12	644 West 17th St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 342-2870	456	24	18.7	94.7%	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	89	218^th of 2162 public high schools	89.9%		75	481^st of 2159 public high schools	77.7%	263		53.0		52.5				77.2	77.2				46.6	46.6	$19,859	$2,676	$17,183
Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM	Public	6-12	2328 Saint James Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-4533	720	36	20.0	56.7%	221 (30.7%)	93 (12.9%)	205 (28.5%)	96 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (14.4%)	97	56^th of 2162 public high schools	97.4%		98.2	39^th of 2159 public high schools	98.2%	17	64.9	67.1		65.7	91.3	89.3	88.6	87.3	89.2	61.5	62.1	64.9	64.6	63.3	$17,568	$2,071	$15,497
Animo Jackie Robinson High	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Animo Jackie Robinson High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-5800	607	31	19.3	95.6%	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.2%)	550 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	58.5	862^nd of 2162 public high schools	60.1%		49.1	1022^nd of 2159 public high schools	52.7%	160		26.9		26.5				64.4	64.4				24.8	24.8	$26,860	$4,594	$22,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Frida Kahlo High

What is the racial makeup of Frida Kahlo High?

Students at Frida Kahlo High are 89% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Frida Kahlo High a good school?

Frida Kahlo High ranks in the bottom 4.3% of California high schools.

What district is Frida Kahlo High in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Frida Kahlo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 92 students attended Frida Kahlo High.

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