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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
New Designs Charter School-Watts	0.0mi	Public, Charter	6-12	12714 South Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter School-Watts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-0600	194	11	17.0	93.3%	8 (4.1%)	108 (55.7%)	61 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.2%)	52.7	979^th of 2135 public high schools	54.1%		61.2	792^nd of 2162 public high schools	63.4%	187	3.6		20.7	12.3			21.4	60.0	30.4			21.4	25.0	24.6
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy	0.1mi	Public, Charter	9-12	12628 Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-3930	546	28	19.4	92.5%	3 (0.5%)	55 (10.1%)	471 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	47.6	1088^th of 2135 public high schools	49.0%		63.2	736^th of 2162 public high schools	66.0%	352		30.6		30.3				50.5	50.5				21.1	21.1
Animo Compton Charter	0.6mi	Public, Charter	6-12	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Animo Compton Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	372	24	15.6	89.2%	7 (1.9%)	153 (41.1%)	202 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	29.6	1484^th of 2135 public high schools	30.5%		35.1	1379^th of 2162 public high schools	36.2%	105	21.0	17.1		20.2	14.0	22.0	41.3	50.0	31.6	4.8	11.8	23.8	2.9	12.6
Centennial High	0.7mi	Public	9-12	2606 North Central Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 635-2715	908	45	20.1	90.1%	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.4%)	734 (80.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	34.5	1385^th of 2135 public high schools	35.1%		37	1328^th of 2162 public high schools	38.6%	57		21.5	8.3	20.9				46.9	46.9				12.3	12.3	$21,100	$16,704	$4,396
Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center	0.9mi	Public	12	14024 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6668	196	19	10.1	95.4%	3 (1.5%)	36 (18.4%)	153 (78.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)
University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy	1.1mi	Public	9-12	11227 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4060	110	10	10.5	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	21 (19.1%)	87 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	48.5	1068^th of 2135 public high schools	50.0%		40.4	1250^th of 2162 public high schools	42.2%	182		29.2		32.0				54.2	54.2				20.8	20.8	$57,706	$55,610	$2,096
King/Drew Medical Magnet High	1.2mi	Public	9-12	1601 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-0420	1,381	71	19.4	90.2%	13 (0.9%)	654 (47.4%)	657 (47.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.7%)	84.2	312^th of 2135 public high schools	85.4%		83	358^th of 2162 public high schools	83.4%	46		50.6		50.5				76.0	76.0				44.3	44.3	$37,360	$35,100	$2,260
Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	1.3mi	Public, Charter	9-12	325 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 420-2170	1,159	67	17.3	90.9%	29 (2.5%)	243 (21.0%)	878 (75.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	20.8	1636^th of 2135 public high schools	23.4%		22	1652^nd of 2162 public high schools	23.6%	16		16.1		15.7				25.1	25.1				10.9	10.9
Compton Early College High	1.4mi	Public	9-12	1200 E Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	556	18	30.8	85.4%	3 (0.5%)	63 (11.3%)	485 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	74	542^nd of 2135 public high schools	74.6%		94.8	100^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%	442		37.6		38.1				80.0	80.0				36.0	36.0	$24,967	$21,442	$3,525
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	1.9mi	Public	9-12	10601 South Grandee Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8400	27	3	8.9	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	9 (33.3%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				41.7

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