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Da Vinci Communications

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Da Vinci Communications ranks 809 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 63% of California high schools

Summary

Da Vinci Communications is a public charter high school serving about 550 students in grades 9-12 on a shared campus in El Segundo, California, where it operates as part of the Da Vinci Communications District.

Academically, the school shows clear strengths in English and science, often beating state averages, but faces a significant and persistent challenge with math scores, which are well below the state average. It stands out for its exceptionally high graduation rate and zero dropout rate, outperforming many neighbors like Hawthorne High. However, its overall state ranking has declined in recent years. The school's performance varies greatly for different student groups; it has been notably successful in supporting one subgroup while seeing recent, sharp declines in performance for students with disabilities and Hispanic students.

The school shares its campus with three other Da Vinci schools, creating a unique microcosm where performance and resources differ dramatically, from the highly-ranked Da Vinci Science to the much lower-performing Da Vinci RISE High. Compared to nearby schools, Da Vinci Communications is a solid middle performer, doing much better than struggling charters like Family First Charter but not matching top-tier schools like El Segundo High or Hawthorne Math and Science Academy.

550

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,114

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 N. Douglas
El Segundo, CA 90245-4637

(310) 725-5800

District: Da Vinci Communications District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

African American:

20.2%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2022 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2022) to 63rd (2025)

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg41%

809^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From top 49% (2019) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

511^th of 1,543Da Vinci Communications 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	809 of 2162	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	590 of 2159	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	590 of 2170	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	309 of 2123	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	471 of 1290	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	1054 of 2133	50.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	45 of 523	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	77 of 517	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	90 of 521	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	97.2	9 of 522	98.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	90.2	41 of 555	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	56.2	331 of 1117	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	952 of 1906	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	710 of 1915	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	607 of 1915	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.2	287 of 1858	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	264 of 1054	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	1022 of 1833	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	685 of 1900	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	342 of 1902	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	179 of 1917	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	123 of 1861	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	42.9	1037 of 1814	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	600 of 2013	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	726 of 2026	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	581 of 2030	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	186 of 1943	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	68.9	297 of 1126	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	1266 of 1937	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	594 of 1942	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	479 of 1948	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	525 of 1963	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	266 of 1916	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	32.8	760 of 1122	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	986 of 1880	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	376 of 577	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	424 of 574	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	358 of 541	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1041 of 1252	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	910 of 1216	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	71.2	202 of 1197	83.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.5	355 of 1173	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.7	152 of 1204	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2021)93rd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+8 vs school

White (2024)70th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 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 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
Da Vinci Communications	Public, Charter	9-12	201 N. Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Communications District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	550	30	18.1	49.1%	55 (10.0%)	111 (20.2%)	314 (57.1%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.9%)	60.5	809^th of 2162 public high schools	62.6%		68.4	590^th of 2159 public high schools	72.7%	219		36.6		35.7	54.3	54.3	25.6	25.6	$19,114	$745	$18,369
Da Vinci Science	Public, Charter	9-12	201 N. Douglas St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Science District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	552	29	19.2	34.2%	71 (12.9%)	44 (8.0%)	319 (57.8%)	55 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (10.1%)	87.4	257^th of 2162 public high schools	88.1%		93	156^th of 2159 public high schools	92.8%	101		49.3		49.3	74.3	74.3	47.8	47.8	$17,636	$696	$16,940
Da Vinci Design	Public, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Design District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	536	28	19.4	52.8%	40 (7.5%)	95 (17.7%)	347 (64.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.9%)	49.1	1058^th of 2162 public high schools	51.1%		45.7	1109^th of 2159 public high schools	48.6%	51		23.5		22.8	52.0	52.0	23.2	23.2	$19,035	$861	$18,174
Da Vinci RISE High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci RISE High District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	167	5	31.8	89.8%	4 (2.4%)	49 (29.3%)	100 (59.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	17	1741^st of 2162 public high schools	19.5%		15	1820^th of 2159 public high schools	15.7%	79		7.7	20.0	16.3	12.2	12.2	2.6	2.6	$23,094	$3,603	$19,491
Hawthorne High	Public	9-12	4859 West El Segundo Blvd.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-4400	1,675	78	21.5	80.0%	24 (1.4%)	158 (9.4%)	1,424 (85.0%)	33 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (1.8%)	36.9	1333^rd of 2162 public high schools	38.3%		43.2	1164^th of 2159 public high schools	46.1%	169	16.4		9.8	13.3	52.3	52.3	14.7	14.7	$24,032	$5,096	$18,936
Family First Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	12500 Ramona Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Family First Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 946-0379	605	15	39.0	4.5%	27 (4.5%)	61 (10.1%)	489 (80.8%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)									$7,320	$558	$6,762
Arena High (Continuation)	Public, Virtual	9-12	630 Arena St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 615-2650	32	2	16.0	28.1%	15 (46.9%)	1 (3.1%)	13 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)									$25,157	$418	$24,739
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4467 West Broadway	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 973-8184	567	25	23.1	83.1%	25 (4.4%)	98 (17.3%)	366 (64.6%)	60 (10.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	94.5	108^th of 2162 public high schools	95.0%		95	112^th of 2159 public high schools	94.8%	4		66.4	43.6	55.2	82.2	82.2	56.6	56.6	$15,615	$1,359	$14,256
El Segundo High	Public	9-12	640 Main St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	El Segundo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 615-2661	1,232	53	23.3	12.7%	571 (46.3%)	64 (5.2%)	309 (25.1%)	95 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	185 (15.0%)	94.8	99^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%		95.7	98^th of 2159 public high schools	95.5%	1					82.4	82.4	61.6	61.6	$16,889	$853	$16,036
R. K. Lloyde High	Public	9-12	4951 Marine Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-3264	230	19	11.8	80.4%	3 (1.3%)	50 (21.7%)	159 (69.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.5%)	9	2066^th of 2162 public high schools	4.4%		13.3	1878^th of 2159 public high schools	13.0%	188	9.1		0.0	1.5	4.6	4.6	0.0	0.0	$35,317	$9,432	$25,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Da Vinci Communications

How many students attend Da Vinci Communications?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Da Vinci Communications.

What district is Da Vinci Communications in?

Da Vinci Communications District

What is the racial makeup of Da Vinci Communications?

Students at Da Vinci Communications are 57% Hispanic, 20% African American, 10% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Da Vinci Communications a good school?

Da Vinci Communications ranks 809^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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