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Math and Science College Preparatory

Q: Is Math and Science College Preparatory a good school?

Math and Science College Preparatory ranks 766 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

766^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 65% of California high schools

Summary

Math and Science College Preparatory is a public high school (grades 9-12) serving 557 students in Los Angeles, operating within its own independent Math and Science College Preparatory District and ranking in the 65th percentile among California high schools.

The school demonstrates remarkable strengths, particularly in English Language Arts, where its 61.5% proficiency rate significantly outpaces the state average and most nearby traditional public schools like Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High and Los Angeles Senior High. Its most outstanding achievement is a 98.3% graduation rate, which far exceeds the state average and is competitive with high-performing local charters such as Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex. The school has shown impressive improvement since the pandemic and provides effective support for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

However, parents should note two key challenges. First, despite the school's name, mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, lagging behind the state average and some charter peers like Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep. Second, chronic absenteeism is high at 31.6%, which is a concern even though it is lower than some neighboring schools in the Los Angeles Unified district. Overall, the school is a strong option that excels in graduating students and teaching English, while working to improve math scores and student attendance.

557

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,049

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3202 West Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018-1832

(323) 821-1393

District: Math and Science College Preparatory District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.9%

African American:

6.6%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 47th percentile in 2022 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 65th (2025) from a 47th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

California avg41%

766^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From top 19% (2019) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

478^th of 1,543Math and Science College Preparatory 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	61.9	766 of 2162	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	766 of 2159	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	848 of 2170	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	1128 of 2123	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.2	415 of 2133	80.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	229 of 517	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	98.2	8 of 592	98.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.9	637 of 1161	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	543 of 1117	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.9	333 of 1064	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	666 of 1044	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	676 of 1906	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	766 of 1915	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	912 of 1915	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	877 of 1858	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	409 of 1833	77.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	389 of 1900	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	382 of 1902	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	499 of 1917	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.7	754 of 1861	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.4	165 of 1814	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	524 of 2013	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	512 of 2026	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	577 of 2030	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	868 of 1943	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.5	144 of 1937	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	766 of 1942	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	703 of 1948	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	722 of 1963	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	1183 of 1916	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.6	417 of 1880	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	399 of 1252	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	199 of 1216	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	242 of 1197	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)56th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+13 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-11 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)
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Math and Science College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	3202 West Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Math and Science College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 821-1393	557	30	18.8	63.0%	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)	512 (91.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	61.9	766^th of 2162 public high schools	64.6%		59.9	766^th of 2159 public high schools	64.5%				32.6		32.6				61.5	61.5				25.9	25.9	$24,049	$656	$23,393
Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Prep and Transition Center	Public	11-12	2302 South Gramercy Pl.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 731-8633	264	29	9.1	89.0%	8 (3.0%)	35 (13.3%)	201 (76.1%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)								(n/a)																$71,436	$8,473	$62,963
CATCH Prep Charter High Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	4120 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-3917	125	8	15.4	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	67 (53.6%)	55 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	58.3	870^th of 2162 public high schools	59.8%		59.7	771^st of 2159 public high schools	64.3%	99			14.8		14.8				65.5	65.5				34.5	34.5	$19,998	$17,822	$2,176
Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Public	9-12	3537 Farmdale Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-8400	853	47	18.2	97.4%	17 (2.0%)	361 (42.3%)	451 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.5%)	20.1	1688^th of 2162 public high schools	21.9%		20.3	1697^th of 2159 public high schools	21.4%	9			10.6	0.0	9.8				28.2	28.2				8.3	8.3	$29,157	$5,446	$23,711
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	$25,132	$5,658	$19,474
Los Angeles Senior High	Public	9-12	4650 West Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-2700	978	62	15.8	90.8%	27 (2.8%)	83 (8.5%)	827 (84.6%)	31 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	25.2	1593^rd of 2162 public high schools	26.3%		26.7	1558^th of 2159 public high schools	27.8%	35			14.8	0.0	14.1				31.2	31.2				11.5	11.5	$24,297	$5,070	$19,227
View Park Continuation	Public	9-12	4701 Rodeo Rd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-0331	20	2	10.0	95.0%	0 (0.0%)	11 (55.0%)	9 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					27.3				45.5	45.5						$68,952	$14,068	$54,884
Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	3939 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 929-1046	521	22	23.3	71.6%	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.6%)	481 (92.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80.9	394^th of 2162 public high schools	81.8%		80.9	398^th of 2159 public high schools	81.6%	4		32.6		47.5	39.4				77.6	77.6				37.6	37.6	$18,412	$2,708	$15,704
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	$20,491	$2,544	$17,947
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Public	6-12	1700 West 46th St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 421-1700	293	23	13.0	95.2%	6 (2.0%)	62 (21.2%)	214 (73.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)	11.1				11.1	26.5	21.3	19.8		22.7	13.9	8.0	11.1		11.1	$31,486	$6,142	$25,344

Frequently Asked Questions about Math and Science College Preparatory

What is the racial makeup of Math and Science College Preparatory?

Students at Math and Science College Preparatory are 92% Hispanic, 7% African American.

Is Math and Science College Preparatory a good school?

Math and Science College Preparatory ranks 766^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Math and Science College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Math and Science College Preparatory.

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