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Best Alternative Schools in Los Angeles, CA

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8,410

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Marlton 8.7 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Renaissance Arts Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2558 North San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Renaissance Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 259-5700	475	26	18.5	63.6%	115 (24.2%)	46 (9.7%)	237 (49.9%)	54 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)								(n/a)	96.4	87.3		94.1	91.5	83.3	88.4	75.9	78.3	86.1	80.4	97.2	84.1	87.5	90.7	93.1	91.3	88.4	87.3	97.2	90.6							$17,689	$2,022	$15,667
Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4736 Huntington Dr. South	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-3148	252	17	14.4	89.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	63 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.7%)								(n/a)	29.4	21.7			27.9		25.0	52.9	33.3	53.3	56.5	84.2	46.7		20.8	47.1	55.6	60.0	52.2	42.1	43.7							$28,524	$2,355	$26,169
Foshay Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3751 South Harvard Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2700	1,530	78	19.6	84.7%	10 (0.7%)	194 (12.7%)	1,296 (84.7%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.4%)								(n/a)	20.8	15.7	33.0		22.5	30.0	50.0	45.8	43.7	40.7	36.4	67.2	45.5	30.0	29.2	25.0	22.4	22.1	16.3	21.7	20.9							$19,610	$3,540	$16,070
Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	822 West 32nd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-0126	842	44	18.9	89.1%	45 (5.3%)	55 (6.5%)	691 (82.1%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)								(n/a)	20.3	35.9	35.6		30.4	41.3	42.9	56.5	52.1	67.5	64.1	71.2	56.7	34.9	32.9	36.2	26.0	55.8	42.3	18.6	36.0							$20,088	$3,747	$16,341
City of Angels	Public, Alternative	K-12	221 South Eastman Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 415-8350	1,058	49	21.4	87.2%	95 (9.0%)	110 (10.4%)	781 (73.8%)	26 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.0%)								(n/a)		13.3	13.4	9.5	13.3				19.2	34.8	31.8	40.7	36.4				7.4	19.7	8.1	7.4	10.1							$17,745	$2,934	$14,811
Marlton	Public, Alternative	K-12	4000 Santo Tomas Dr.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-7680	135	15	8.7	94.8%	4 (3.0%)	33 (24.4%)	95 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)	0.0				0.0		7.1	5.9					5.5		7.1	0.0					5.5							$91,977	$11,379	$80,598
Sophia T. Salvin Special Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-10	1925 Budlong Ave.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 731-0703	92	10	8.8	94.6%	1 (1.1%)	11 (12.0%)	75 (81.5%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)																												$108,822	$18,713	$90,109
New Open World Academy K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3700	911	49	18.4	97.6%	24 (2.6%)	32 (3.5%)	799 (87.7%)	42 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)								(n/a)	8.2	8.6	18.0		12.7	33.3	23.6	26.1	21.1	33.3	23.8	51.1	31.6	24.6	20.3	16.3	22.4	15.9	13.9	26.1	20.0	94.3	94.3		97.1	95.7	97.1	$18,935	$3,344	$15,591
UCLA Community K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 South Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3750	887	47	18.8	97.3%	21 (2.4%)	19 (2.1%)	751 (84.7%)	89 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)								(n/a)	12.2	22.6	28.6		23.1	22.0	20.7	18.0	37.3	33.3	29.5	58.2	34.1	21.6	10.5	10.0	15.1	17.5	14.5	20.4	16.1	83.6	91.8	96.7	88.5	95.1	96.7	$23,119	$5,356	$17,763
Computer Science Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 429-4228	765	35	22.1	81.2%	71 (9.3%)	94 (12.3%)	525 (68.6%)	32 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.8%)								(n/a)	35.6	37.6	20.3	36.4	31.6	25.7	36.8	53.3	43.9	36.4	34.9	27.4	36.2	31.4	25.6	26.7	40.4	44.8	38.7	31.7	36.0							$19,024	$3,261	$15,763
Virtual Academy STEAM	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4010 East Ramboz Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(323) 673-5544	816	42	19.6	82.6%	67 (8.2%)	110 (13.5%)	590 (72.3%)	27 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)								(n/a)	28.3	43.8	43.4	50.0	39.9	40.0	23.6	34.5	34.2	36.6	46.2	58.1	40.3	37.8	25.5	30.0	41.6	43.9	47.4	43.4	39.4							$18,522	$3,198	$15,324
Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	474 Hartford Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(213) 316-9840	573	21	27.1	91.8%	48 (8.4%)	77 (13.4%)	419 (73.1%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.3%)								(n/a)	22.7	34.4	28.6	23.8	29.4	15.0	35.7	15.4	35.7	38.8	45.3	38.0	35.9	35.0	20.0	17.4	41.4	49.2	41.0	30.2	37.0							$18,805	$3,594	$15,211
Iovine and Young Center	Public, Alternative	9-11	4120 11Th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6380	74	9	8.2	78.4%	2 (2.7%)	48 (64.9%)	17 (23.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)			57.7		57.7							88.5	88.5							46.2	46.2							$40,964	$2,875	$38,089

Cities Near Los Angeles

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hollywood	3.15 mi	3	599^th
Glendale	3.2 mi	24	280^th
Highland Park	4.17 mi	3	757^th
West Hollywood	5.77 mi	3	72^nd
South Pasadena	5.88 mi	5	13^th

See the top CA California cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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