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Los Angeles Leadership Academy

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Los Angeles Leadership Academy ranks 441 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 80% of California high schools

Summary

Los Angeles Leadership Academy is a public charter high school serving 322 students in grades 6-12 in the Lincoln Heights area, operating within its own Los Angeles Leadership Academy District.

The school's most remarkable story is its dramatic academic turnaround, jumping from a 2-star to a 4-star rating and moving from the 36th to the 80th percentile statewide in just one year, a level of improvement unmatched by nearby schools. This success is especially notable because it achieves strong results with lower per-student spending than many comparison schools, such as Woodrow Wilson Senior High and Academia Avance Charter. Furthermore, by 11th grade, students excel, with math proficiency significantly exceeding both the state average and that of schools like Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet.

While the school shows exceptional strength in preparing upper-grade students for college, it faces ongoing challenges with chronic absenteeism and dropout rates, though these figures are better than some neighboring schools. Compared to other schools in the area serving similar communities, like PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS), Los Angeles Leadership Academy's rapid rise and cost-effective model make it a standout example of significant improvement within the Los Angeles Unified area.

322

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,627

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

234 East Avenue 33
Los Angeles, CA 90031-1937

(323) 227-7719

District: Los Angeles Leadership Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2019 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,380^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 43 pts since 2019

From bottom 8% (2019) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

441^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 34 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

470^th of 1,543Los Angeles Leadership Academy District 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	43.5	1380 of 2761	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.0	2129 of 2783	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2546 of 2781	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2312 of 2740	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	710 of 894	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	2511 of 2715	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.6	803 of 1531	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	266 of 354	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.1	389 of 1478	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	40.7	748 of 1521	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.0	1464 of 1540	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	266 of 363	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1077 of 1442	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1302 of 2533	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1801 of 2551	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	2272 of 2531	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2216 of 2509	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	539 of 738	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	2295 of 2380	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	816 of 2395	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	1592 of 2388	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2086 of 2374	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1896 of 2359	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2049 of 2213	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	846 of 2542	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	1694 of 2579	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2183 of 2531	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1970 of 2458	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	500 of 721	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.4	2217 of 2369	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1272 of 2534	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	2102 of 2552	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	2359 of 2538	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2038 of 2527	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	664 of 763	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2190 of 2407	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	1491 of 1531	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	441 of 2162	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	34.7	1377 of 2159	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1441 of 2170	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1442 of 2123	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	880 of 1290	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1170 of 2133	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.6	757 of 1064	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	550 of 941	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	520 of 1906	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	29.9	1338 of 1915	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1221 of 1915	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1497 of 1858	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	789 of 1054	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1039 of 1833	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	263 of 1900	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	1044 of 1902	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1164 of 1917	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1225 of 1861	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1112 of 1814	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	194 of 2013	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	42.5	1134 of 2026	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1176 of 2030	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1176 of 1943	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	722 of 1126	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	880 of 1937	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	323 of 1942	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	35.9	1193 of 1948	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1380 of 1963	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1166 of 1916	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	800 of 1122	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1118 of 1880	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-6 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)29th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science16%-17 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th 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
Los Angeles Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	234 East Avenue 33	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 227-7719	322	21	15.5	91.3%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (94.4%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	78.5	441^st of 2162 public high schools	79.6%		34.7	1377^th of 2159 public high schools	36.2%	936	16.1				16.1	39.2	39.7	48.2	62.9	45.9	41.2	28.6	33.9	42.9	35.6	$48,627	$46,268	$2,359
Abraham Lincoln Senior High	Public	9-12	3501 North Broadway	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 441-4600	913	58	15.7	89.4%	12 (1.3%)	17 (1.9%)	700 (76.7%)	172 (18.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	71.8	564^th of 2162 public high schools	73.9%		79.3	421^st of 2159 public high schools	80.5%	143			28.6		27.8				64.1	64.1				47.3	47.3	$41,282	$38,886	$2,396
Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High	Public, Charter	9-12	211 South Avenue 20	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-3206	239	17	13.7	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	228 (95.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	75.6	484^th of 2162 public high schools	77.6%		64.5	663^rd of 2159 public high schools	69.3%	179			42.9		38.6				73.6	73.6				30.2	30.2
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
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
Central Juvenile Hall	Public	6-12	1605 Eastlake Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-4362	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1200 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 227-4400	1,497	73	20.4	81.2%	39 (2.6%)	26 (1.7%)	1,250 (83.5%)	137 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (2.9%)	82.1	380^th of 2162 public high schools	82.4%		89	251^st of 2159 public high schools	88.4%	129			40.7		40.7				75.1	75.1				43.6	43.6	$33,113	$30,738	$2,375
Academia Avance Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	115 North Avenue 53	Highland Park	90042	Los Angeles County	Academia Avance Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 230-7270	207	9	22.8	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	201 (97.1%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1102^nd of 2162 public high schools	49.0%		43.9	1151^st of 2159 public high schools	46.7%	49	6.9			25.0	17.4	15.4	20.0	19.4	46.4	27.6	0.0	0.0	3.2	7.4	3.5
PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Public, Charter	9-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5525	195	13	15.4	93.8%	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	190 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	996^th of 2162 public high schools	53.9%		51	981^st of 2159 public high schools	54.6%	15				17.4	17.4				40.0	40.0				34.6	34.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Angeles Leadership Academy

How many students attend Los Angeles Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Los Angeles Leadership Academy.

Is Los Angeles Leadership Academy a good school?

Los Angeles Leadership Academy ranks 441^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Los Angeles Leadership Academy?

Students at Los Angeles Leadership Academy are 94% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White.

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