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High Technical LA

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High Technical LA ranks 359 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 83% of California high schools

Summary

High Technical LA is a consistently high-performing public high school (grades 9-12) serving 362 students in Lake Balboa, part of the highly-rated High Technical LA District.

The school stands out for its strong and stable academic results, significantly outperforming California state averages in all subjects, with a particular strength in English Language Arts where 69% of students are proficient. It maintains an excellent 92% graduation rate and provides exceptional support, earning top marks for students with special needs and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This success is achieved efficiently, with per-student spending lower than many neighboring schools, and contrasts with the performance volatility seen at some nearby charters like Magnolia Science Academy 2.

While located in an area with schools of widely varying quality, from the high-performing Birmingham Community Charter High to continuation schools with much lower graduation rates, High Technical LA’s consistent outcomes suggest effective, school-specific practices. Interestingly, despite its technical focus, the school excels in foundational literacy, and it demonstrates a unique pattern where male students consistently outperform female students in statewide rankings.

362

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,663

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17111 Victory Blvd.
Lake Balboa, CA 91406-5455

(818) 609-2680

District: High Technical LA District

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.4%

Hispanic:

31.5%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2019 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

California avg41%

359^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 10% (2019) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

184^th of 1,543High Technical LA 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	83.0	359 of 2162	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	233 of 2159	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	395 of 2170	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	233 of 2123	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	155 of 1290	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	220 of 2133	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	490 of 1906	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	332 of 1915	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	573 of 1915	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	417 of 1858	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	172 of 1054	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	454 of 1833	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	323 of 1900	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	649 of 1902	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	380 of 1917	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	241 of 1861	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	341 of 1814	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	197 of 2013	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	85 of 2026	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	323 of 2030	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	114 of 1943	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	151 of 1126	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	201 of 1937	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	258 of 1942	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	176 of 1948	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	240 of 1963	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	154 of 1916	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	143 of 1122	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	145 of 1880	92.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	75.8	117 of 541	78.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	120 of 1252	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	68.1	234 of 1197	80.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	381 of 1155	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.5	119 of 1173	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	338 of 1193	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	246 of 1204	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	153 of 1222	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)78th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+20 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science43%+10 vs state

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Schools Near High Technical LA

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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 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
High Technical LA	Public, Charter	9-12	17111 Victory Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	High Technical LA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-2680	362	16	22.2	47.2%	215 (59.4%)	2 (0.6%)	114 (31.5%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	83	359^th of 2162 public high schools	83.4%		89.8	233^rd of 2159 public high schools	89.2%	126		43.5		43.0				68.7	68.7				48.2	48.2	$16,663	$686	$15,977
Magnolia Science Academy 2	Public, Charter	6-12	17125 Victory Blvd.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-0300	514	21	24.0	92.6%	16 (3.1%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.1%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50.3	1034^th of 2162 public high schools	52.2%		50.7	984^th of 2159 public high schools	54.4%	50	16.0	26.2		18.9	27.9	29.1	40.0	61.9	35.8	9.6	14.4	15.0	14.6	13.2	$20,194	$1,015	$19,179
Birmingham Community Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	17000 Haynes St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Birmingham Community Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-5200	3,162	140	22.6	90.0%	147 (4.6%)	122 (3.9%)	2,724 (86.1%)	110 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	52 (1.6%)	71.4	570^th of 2162 public high schools	73.6%		65.5	642^nd of 2159 public high schools	70.3%	72		36.4	15.6	35.5				75.3	75.3				29.2	29.2	$20,192	$2,405	$17,787
Independence Continuation	Public	9-12	6501 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-7737	103	6	18.7	90.3%	10 (9.7%)	3 (2.9%)	89 (86.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.7	1781^st of 2162 public high schools	17.6%		16	1789^th of 2159 public high schools	17.1%	8		0.0	7.7	2.4				24.3	24.3				5.6	5.6	$28,445	$5,518	$22,927
Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet	Public	9-12	6649 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 654-3775	183	14	13.5	78.7%	50 (27.3%)	8 (4.4%)	109 (59.6%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	66.7	663^rd of 2162 public high schools	69.3%		71.4	545^th of 2159 public high schools	74.8%	118		35.5		32.4				53.1	53.1				37.5	37.5	$29,435	$4,769	$24,666
Zane Grey Continuation	Public	9-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3769	77	5	15.2	98.7%	8 (10.4%)	5 (6.5%)	63 (81.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.3	1869^th of 2162 public high schools	13.6%		13.2	1881^st of 2159 public high schools	12.9%	12		6.3		9.1				10.7	10.7				8.0	8.0	$31,217	$6,980	$24,237
Reseda Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3600	1,339	76	17.6	88.3%	171 (12.8%)	44 (3.3%)	1,002 (74.8%)	87 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.2%)	45.4	1134^th of 2162 public high schools	47.5%		48.9	1026^th of 2159 public high schools	52.5%	108	24.1	21.9	14.3	22.0	37.8	41.5	33.3	46.8	42.3	25.0	25.3	24.6	23.8	24.4	$25,971	$4,915	$21,056
Magnolia Science Academy 5	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 5 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 705-5676	218	13	16.3	78.4%	13 (6.0%)	4 (1.8%)	183 (83.9%)	15 (6.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	63	740^th of 2162 public high schools	65.8%		71.4	546^th of 2159 public high schools	74.7%	194	25.0		31.3	27.5	46.3	58.6	50.0	62.5	53.4	61.0	55.2	50.0	20.8	49.2	$21,457	$2,538	$18,919
Magnolia Science Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	18238 Sherman Way	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 609-0507	746	39	19.1	86.2%	29 (3.9%)	7 (0.9%)	661 (88.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	52.7	974^th of 2162 public high schools	54.9%		57.5	823^rd of 2159 public high schools	61.9%	151	16.9	30.1		21.6	22.1	34.5	34.4	54.8	34.4	22.8	25.2	24.0	19.7	23.3	$21,916	$1,902	$20,014
Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center	Public	11-12	19034 Gault St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-5341	142	19	7.5	57.0%	41 (28.9%)	11 (7.7%)	70 (49.3%)	16 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								(n/a)															$87,911	$10,496	$77,415

Frequently Asked Questions about High Technical LA

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High Technical LA District

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High Technical LA ranks 359^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend High Technical LA?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended High Technical LA.

What is the racial makeup of High Technical LA?

Students at High Technical LA are 59% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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