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New West Charter

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 91% of California high schools

Summary

New West Charter is a high-performing 6–12 charter school serving 980 students in West Los Angeles, consistently earning top ratings and ranking in the 91st percentile of all California high schools.

Academically, the school significantly outperforms state averages, with over 73% of students proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state's 49%, and it maintains a strong 95% graduation rate. It stands out from many nearby schools, such as University High School Charter and Animo Venice Charter High, in both test scores and student engagement, evidenced by a low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.7%. The school achieves these results with moderate per-student spending, operating with notable efficiency compared to higher-spending neighbors like Beverly Hills High.

Notably, New West Charter demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with special education students, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide for this subgroup. While it performs well alongside other high-achieving schools in the area like Santa Monica High, its consistent performance and autonomy under the New West Charter District differentiate it from many schools within the larger Los Angeles Unified district. The school provides a stable, high-quality educational option in a region with diverse school choices.

980

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,216

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1905 Armacost Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90025-5210

(310) 943-5444

District: New West Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2019 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

California avg41%

Middle school

484^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 11% (2019) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

191^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

144^th of 1,543New West 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	79.4	484 of 2761	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	483 of 2783	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	463 of 2781	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	447 of 2740	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	147 of 894	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	287 of 2715	89.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	418 of 743	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.6	263 of 715	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	336 of 733	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	140 of 745	81.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.8	406 of 1531	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	34 of 354	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	95 of 1491	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	565 of 2533	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	504 of 2551	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	419 of 2531	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	429 of 2509	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	136 of 738	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	258 of 2380	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	420 of 2395	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	557 of 2388	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	375 of 2374	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	671 of 2359	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	368 of 2213	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	593 of 2542	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	728 of 2579	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	851 of 2531	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	886 of 2458	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	310 of 721	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.2	168 of 2369	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	409 of 2534	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	445 of 2552	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	492 of 2538	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	438 of 2527	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	123 of 763	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	324 of 2407	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	271 of 726	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	230 of 701	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	236 of 677	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.6	80 of 665	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	304 of 554	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	174 of 1566	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	127 of 1552	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	179 of 1531	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	502 of 1520	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	587 of 1537	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	539 of 1543	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	483 of 1555	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.2	203 of 1602	87.3%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	191 of 2162	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	174 of 2159	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	126 of 2170	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	254 of 2123	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	178 of 1290	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	133 of 2133	93.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	151 of 585	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	231 of 573	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	160 of 581	72.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.1	18 of 1161	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	77.7	73 of 555	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	260 of 1117	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	290 of 1906	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	242 of 1915	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	94.7	96 of 1915	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	241 of 1858	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	158 of 1054	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	140 of 1833	92.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	367 of 1900	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	190 of 1902	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	232 of 1917	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	219 of 1861	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	297 of 1814	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	555 of 2013	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	187 of 2026	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	302 of 2030	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	238 of 1943	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	217 of 1126	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	80 of 1937	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	126 of 1942	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	106 of 1948	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	184 of 1963	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	250 of 1916	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	177 of 1122	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	124 of 1880	93.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.0	162 of 541	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	211 of 515	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	209 of 1252	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	98.9	17 of 1216	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	26 of 1197	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	144 of 1155	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	250 of 1173	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	94.8	38 of 1193	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	227 of 1204	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	89 of 1222	92.7%	★★★★★

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

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2024)44th percentile-39 vs school

High school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)70th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Science54%+21 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th 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 West Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	1905 Armacost Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	New West Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 943-5444	980	53	18.4	18.5%	515 (52.6%)	44 (4.5%)	218 (22.2%)	92 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (11.0%)	90.4	191^st of 2162 public high schools	91.2%		92.4	174^th of 2159 public high schools	91.9%	17	57.1		50.8		54.1	72.1	66.2	72.7	84.4	73.7	58.4	36.2	33.6	47.9	44.2	$15,216	$699	$14,517
University High School Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	11800 Texas Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 914-3500	1,385	74	18.8	72.3%	162 (11.7%)	296 (21.4%)	789 (57.0%)	83 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (3.7%)	55.5	925^th of 2162 public high schools	57.2%		59.8	768^th of 2159 public high schools	64.4%	157			27.2		26.5				52.2	52.2				28.9	28.9	$21,271	$3,403	$17,868
Magnolia Science Academy 4	Public, Charter	6-12	11330 West Graham Pl. B-9	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 473-2464	132	8	17.4	89.4%	7 (5.3%)	8 (6.1%)	113 (85.6%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	922^nd of 2162 public high schools	57.4%		47.9	1059^th of 2159 public high schools	50.9%	137	0.0		29.6		21.1		64.7	36.4	63.0	56.9		17.7	18.2	18.5	18.5	$24,887	$1,244	$23,643
Olympic High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	721 Ocean Park Blvd.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-2494	30	4	7.5	83.3%	5 (16.7%)	2 (6.7%)	22 (73.3%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.2	1522^nd of 2162 public high schools	29.6%		8.4	2141^st of 2159 public high schools	0.8%	619					33.3				8.3	8.3				23.1	23.1
Santa Monica High	Public	9-12	601 Pico Blvd.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 395-3204	2,588	130	19.8	35.4%	1,037 (40.1%)	189 (7.3%)	889 (34.4%)	191 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	266 (10.3%)	94.4	112^th of 2162 public high schools	94.8%		95.7	96^th of 2159 public high schools	95.6%	16			59.9	41.0	58.7				83.3	83.3				56.5	56.5
Animo Venice Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	820 Broadway St.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Animo Venice Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-8751	335	22	14.9	91.0%	11 (3.3%)	21 (6.3%)	297 (88.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58.2	873^rd of 2162 public high schools	59.6%		44.7	1132^nd of 2159 public high schools	47.6%	259			36.4		35.4				61.3	61.3				16.9	16.9	$30,497	$2,544	$27,953
Venice Senior High	Public	9-12	13000 Venice Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 577-4200	2,293	108	21.2	64.7%	448 (19.5%)	267 (11.6%)	1,218 (53.1%)	161 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	196 (8.5%)	80.1	409^th of 2162 public high schools	81.1%		72.8	524^th of 2159 public high schools	75.7%	115			52.9	10.7	50.7				69.0	69.0				35.0	35.0	$17,943	$2,745	$15,198
James J. McBride Special Education Center	Public	6-12	3960 Centinela Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-0568	124	15	8.5	68.5%	17 (13.7%)	36 (29.0%)	63 (50.8%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)																$76,616	$9,556	$67,060
Phoenix Continuation	Public	9-12	12971 Zanja St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 306-8775	61	3	20.4	98.4%	6 (9.8%)	5 (8.2%)	47 (77.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	11.2	1957^th of 2162 public high schools	9.5%		16.1	1785^th of 2159 public high schools	17.3%	172			5.6		4.8				16.7	16.7				0.0	0.0	$37,398	$5,631	$31,767
Beverly Hills High	Public	9-12	241 Moreno Dr.	Beverly Hills	90212	Los Angeles County	Beverly Hills Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 229-3685	1,173	78	14.9	30.6%	789 (67.3%)	38 (3.2%)	107 (9.1%)	133 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (8.6%)	80.3	402^nd of 2162 public high schools	81.4%		80.4	406^th of 2159 public high schools	81.2%	4		35.3		25.0	34.3				67.3	67.3				52.1	52.1	$50,914	$1,843	$49,071

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Yes. New West Charter ranks in the top 8.8% of California high schools.

How many students attend New West Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 980 students attended New West Charter.

What is the racial makeup of New West Charter?

Students at New West Charter are 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 4% African American.

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