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New Designs Charter

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New Designs Charter ranks 533 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 75% of California high schools

Summary

New Designs Charter is a 6–12 grade high school serving 784 students in Los Angeles, part of the New Designs Charter District, and stands out for its exceptional support for specific student groups despite having a very high number of students per teacher.

The school has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking in recent years and maintains strong graduation rates and better-than-average student attendance. However, overall test scores, especially in math, are below state averages, though there is a notable jump in proficiency by the 11th grade. What truly differentiates New Designs Charter is its remarkable effectiveness with Special Education students, English Language Learners, and students from low-income families, ranking in the top percentiles for these groups. This success occurs even with a student-teacher ratio over 40, which is much higher than nearby schools like Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High or Santee Education Complex.

Compared to other schools in the area, New Designs Charter occupies a middle ground. It performs better than some struggling schools like Frida Kahlo High but doesn't reach the high academic marks of top performers like the Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM. Its unique strength is clearly its targeted support for vulnerable student populations, suggesting a school environment focused on equity and helping every student graduate, even if test score proficiency remains a work in progress.

784

Students ?

41.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2303 South Figueroa Way
Los Angeles, CA 90007-2504

(213) 765-9084

District: New Designs Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

Two or more races:

9.9%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2019 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 25% of California high schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (13% vs 9%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,423^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 27 pts since 2019

From bottom 39% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

533^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

890^th of 1,543New Designs Charter 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	15.3	2423 of 2761	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	2134 of 2783	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1840 of 2781	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	2087 of 2740	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1645 of 2715	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	260 of 627	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	136 of 643	78.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	1203 of 1531	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1033 of 1491	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	783 of 1478	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	622 of 1521	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	957 of 1540	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	801 of 1442	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	2333 of 2533	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1938 of 2551	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1793 of 2531	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	2016 of 2509	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1695 of 2380	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2093 of 2395	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1719 of 2388	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1211 of 2374	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1625 of 2359	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	1157 of 2213	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	2131 of 2542	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1780 of 2579	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	1241 of 2531	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	1563 of 2458	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	1028 of 2369	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	2139 of 2534	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2013 of 2552	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1598 of 2538	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1833 of 2527	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1312 of 2407	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	4.6	661 of 677	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	633 of 665	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1022 of 1566	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1420 of 1552	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	533 of 2162	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	477 of 2159	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	821 of 2170	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	785 of 2123	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	736 of 1290	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	542 of 2133	74.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	96.4	19 of 1085	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	533 of 1906	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	514 of 1915	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	601 of 1915	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	1143 of 1858	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	656 of 1054	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	652 of 1833	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	283 of 1900	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	141 of 1902	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	64.8	573 of 1917	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	609 of 1861	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	232 of 1814	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	278 of 2013	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	262 of 2026	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	517 of 2030	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	515 of 1943	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	500 of 1126	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	311 of 1937	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	477 of 1942	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	424 of 1948	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	969 of 1963	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	479 of 1916	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	39.7	659 of 1122	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.3	440 of 1880	76.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	311 of 577	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.2	488 of 574	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	4 of 1252	99.7%	★★★★★

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

African American (2024)59th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)2nd percentile-31 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 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 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	Public, Charter	6-12	2303 South Figueroa Way	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-9084	784	19	41.8	80.4%	15 (1.9%)	66 (8.4%)	624 (79.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.9%)	73.2	533^rd of 2162 public high schools	75.3%		75.5	477^th of 2159 public high schools	77.9%	56	15.3	31.6		23.4	23.9	28.5	27.1	68.4	37.7	10.9	9.5	7.6	41.4	17.7
Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM	Public	6-12	2328 Saint James Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-4533	720	36	20.0	56.7%	221 (30.7%)	93 (12.9%)	205 (28.5%)	96 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (14.4%)	97	56^th of 2162 public high schools	97.4%		98.2	39^th of 2159 public high schools	98.2%	17	64.9	67.1		65.7	91.3	89.3	88.6	87.3	89.2	61.5	62.1	64.9	64.6	63.3	$38,039	$36,252	$1,787
Orthopaedic Hospital	Public	9-12	300 West 23rd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-2088	653	36	18.1	93.1%	14 (2.1%)	9 (1.4%)	596 (91.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	82.3	375^th of 2162 public high schools	82.7%		74.1	503^rd of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	128		57.5		56.9				79.4	79.4				29.8	29.8	$34,321	$31,506	$2,815
Early College Academy-LA Trade Technical College	Public	9-12	400 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-3685	272	13	21.5	93.8%	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	248 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	79.5	417^th of 2162 public high schools	80.7%		64.9	653^rd of 2159 public high schools	69.8%	236		56.5		56.5				69.6	69.6				30.4	30.4	$23,870	$22,434	$1,436
Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High	Public, Charter	9-12	644 West 17th St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 342-2870	456	24	18.7	94.7%	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	89	218^th of 2162 public high schools	89.9%		75	481^st of 2159 public high schools	77.7%	263		53.0		52.5				77.2	77.2				46.6	46.6
Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	2023 South Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-8141	1,031	47	22.0	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	1,014 (98.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	72.6	548^th of 2162 public high schools	74.7%		72.4	537^th of 2159 public high schools	75.1%	11	25.9	36.8		31.1	49.0	62.3	49.3	74.8	58.5	32.4	32.9	30.3	30.1	31.5
Frida Kahlo High	Public	9-12	1924 South Los Angeles St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1090	92	6	16.7	98.9%	2 (2.2%)	7 (7.6%)	82 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	9	2070^th of 2162 public high schools	4.3%		12.9	1896^th of 2159 public high schools	12.2%	174		0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0				3.2	3.2	$36,712	$33,740	$2,972
Santee Education Complex	Public	9-12	1921 South Maple Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1000	1,582	80	19.8	93.4%	18 (1.1%)	65 (4.1%)	1,484 (93.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	35.2	1374^th of 2162 public high schools	36.4%		38.4	1286^th of 2159 public high schools	40.4%	88		15.5	0.0	14.7				48.8	48.8				13.0	13.0	$36,346	$33,464	$2,882
Animo Jackie Robinson High	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Animo Jackie Robinson High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-5800	607	31	19.3	95.6%	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.2%)	550 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	58.5	862^nd of 2162 public high schools	60.1%		49.1	1022^nd of 2159 public high schools	52.7%	160		26.9		26.5				64.4	64.4				24.8	24.8
West Adams Preparatory High	Public	9-12	1500 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2500	942	57	16.5	97.7%	19 (2.0%)	43 (4.6%)	872 (92.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	25.9	1570^th of 2162 public high schools	27.4%		23.9	1604^th of 2159 public high schools	25.7%	34		12.9	5.6	12.3				37.1	37.1				9.7	9.7	$42,514	$39,288	$3,226

Frequently Asked Questions about New Designs Charter

What is the racial makeup of New Designs Charter?

Students at New Designs Charter are 80% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend New Designs Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 784 students attended New Designs Charter.

What district is New Designs Charter in?

New Designs Charter District

Is New Designs Charter a good school?

New Designs Charter ranks 533^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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