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L.A. County High School for the Arts

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L.A. County High School for the Arts ranks 278 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 87% of California high schools

Summary

L.A. County High School for the Arts is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Los Angeles, CA, with 551 students and a consistent ranking among the top high schools in California. This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming state and county averages on standardized tests in English, math, and science.

L.A. County High School for the Arts excels across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of California high schools for African American and Special Education students, and the top 15% for Hispanic, Low Socioeconomic, and Disabled students. The school also maintains consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 86.2% to 92.3%, well above state and county averages, and low dropout rates between 7.7% and 14.4%. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state average, it is still lower than many nearby schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Pueblo de Los Angeles Continuation, Ednovate - East College Prep, and the schools within the Los Angeles Unified district, L.A. County High School for the Arts stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher test scores and graduation rates. The school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $18,486 to $24,263, may contribute to its strong academic performance and support for its diverse student population.

551

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,794

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032-4221

(323) 343-2550

District: Los Angeles County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.8%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Two or more races:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg41%

California avg41%

278^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Los Angeles County Office of Education

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	86.2	278 of 2162	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	316 of 2159	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	478 of 2170	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	444 of 2123	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	114 of 1290	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	298 of 2133	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	270 of 2017	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	363 of 2021	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	86.2	263 of 2039	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	90.6	171 of 1994	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	55.8	630 of 2426	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	54.5	680 of 2354	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	55.2	661 of 2367	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	341 of 2281	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	61.4	426 of 2238	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	64.1	389 of 2117	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	372 of 2063	82.0%	★★★★☆
2006	66.1	351 of 1968	82.2%	★★★★☆
2005	67.3	288 of 1901	84.9%	★★★★☆
2004	70.2	187 of 1653	88.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	19 of 523	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	86 of 521	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	112 of 592	81.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	137 of 585	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	156 of 573	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	337 of 591	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	251 of 581	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	180 of 582	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	89.9	74 of 1117	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	238 of 1906	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	346 of 1915	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	434 of 1915	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	502 of 1858	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	135 of 1054	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	248 of 1833	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	371 of 1760	78.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	271 of 1900	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	101 of 1902	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	67.0	530 of 1917	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	400 of 1861	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	187 of 1814	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	194 of 1742	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	183 of 2013	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	304 of 2026	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	596 of 2030	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	296 of 1943	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	263 of 1937	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	266 of 1942	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	184 of 1948	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	72.7	475 of 1963	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	256 of 1916	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	70 of 1122	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	418 of 1880	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	171 of 1834	90.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	196 of 577	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	355 of 574	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	309 of 541	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	299 of 515	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	152 of 422	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.8	150 of 1216	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	168 of 1197	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	222 of 1155	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	368 of 1173	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	471 of 1193	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	455 of 1204	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	392 of 1222	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.2	166 of 1173	85.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2019)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+41 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science39%+7 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 (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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
L.A. County High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	5151 State University Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 343-2550	551	47	11.6	18.9%	175 (31.8%)	46 (8.3%)	165 (29.9%)	62 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (14.5%)	86.2	278^th of 2162 public high schools	87.1%		85.7	316^th of 2159 public high schools	85.4%	38	40.4			39.5	89.4	89.4	42.3	42.3	$39,794	$39,036	$758
Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science	Public, Charter	9-12	5151 State University Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 987-2144	558	31	17.7	89.8%	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	532 (95.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	86.1	283^rd of 2162 public high schools	86.9%		88.2	258^th of 2159 public high schools	88.1%	25			53.3	53.3	74.8	74.8	37.1	37.1
Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Public	9-12	4500 Multnomah St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-1600	1,260	84	14.9	94.0%	33 (2.6%)	15 (1.2%)	1,177 (93.4%)	28 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	60.8	804^th of 2162 public high schools	62.8%		48.2	1052^nd of 2159 public high schools	51.3%	248		31.1		30.7	67.3	67.3	22.0	22.0	$43,944	$40,908	$3,036
Pueblo de Los Angeles Continuation	Public	9-12	3921 Selig Pl.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-3258	80	4	19.8	97.5%	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	76 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.7	1779^th of 2162 public high schools	17.7%		12.8	1900^th of 2159 public high schools	12.0%	121		7.7	4.6	5.7	13.3	13.3	6.7	6.7	$49,902	$46,100	$3,802
Ednovate - East College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	3825 North Mission Rd.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - East College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 285-1441	314	17	18.4	81.2%	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	298 (94.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	58.3	866^th of 2162 public high schools	59.9%		53.3	922^nd of 2159 public high schools	57.3%	56	12.0		28.6	20.8	64.7	64.7	30.9	30.9
Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4545 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 250-8818	48	5	10.1	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	47 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$79,774	$73,912	$5,862
E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6760	355	20	17.5	89.9%	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	344 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.5	1391^st of 2162 public high schools	35.7%		36.1	1337^th of 2159 public high schools	38.1%	54		19.0		18.8	45.1	45.1	11.0	11.0	$35,678	$33,936	$1,742
Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6830	398	22	18.1	95.5%	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27.5	1539^th of 2162 public high schools	28.8%		33.9	1399^th of 2159 public high schools	35.2%	140		9.2		9.2	45.5	45.5	7.1	7.1	$30,685	$28,972	$1,713
Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6865	121	12	9.7	95.9%	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	118 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.7	977^th of 2162 public high schools	54.8%		57.4	825^th of 2159 public high schools	61.8%	152		14.8		14.8	74.1	74.1	22.2	22.2	$57,369	$54,292	$3,077
Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6725	243	22	11.2	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	231 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.6	1317^th of 2162 public high schools	39.1%		30.5	1477^th of 2159 public high schools	31.6%	160		24.1		22.2	39.7	39.7	15.5	15.5	$68,440	$60,820	$7,620

Frequently Asked Questions about L.A. County High School for the Arts

What is the racial makeup of L.A. County High School for the Arts?

Students at L.A. County High School for the Arts are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Not Specified.

Is L.A. County High School for the Arts a good school?

L.A. County High School for the Arts ranks 278^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is L.A. County High School for the Arts in?

Los Angeles County Office of Education

How many students attend L.A. County High School for the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended L.A. County High School for the Arts.

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