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Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep

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Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep ranks 502 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 77% of California high schools

Summary

Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep is a public charter high school serving 517 students in grades 9-12 in Los Angeles, consistently ranking in the top quarter of all California high schools and showing remarkable strength in English Language Arts and graduation rates.

The school excels in key student outcomes, with a 96.9% graduation rate that far exceeds the state average and an English proficiency rate of over 80%, which is dramatically higher than nearly all nearby schools, including James A. Garfield Senior High just a short distance away. It also maintains a very low dropout and chronic absenteeism rate, indicating a highly engaged student body. This success is achieved efficiently, with per-student spending lower than some neighboring schools like Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High that have weaker academic results.

While its math and science scores are more modest, they are still competitive with or better than local alternatives. The school, part of the Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District, has demonstrated steady improvement and consistent leadership, unlike some volatile nearby schools. It serves its community effectively despite having larger class sizes than many peers, proving that its college-prep model delivers strong and reliable results for families.

517

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,995

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

414 South Atlantic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90022-2618

(323) 459-0325

District: Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

White:

0.8%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2021 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

California avg41%

502^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 17 pts since 2021

From top 40% (2021) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

268^th of 1,543Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep 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	74.2	502 of 2162	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	604 of 2159	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	685 of 2170	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	674 of 2123	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	521 of 1290	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.7	648 of 1161	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	287 of 555	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	482 of 1044	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.2	424 of 467	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	513 of 1906	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	501 of 1915	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	728 of 1915	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	548 of 1858	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	446 of 1054	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	206 of 1900	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	296 of 1902	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	371 of 1917	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	366 of 1861	80.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	325 of 2013	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	392 of 2026	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	386 of 2030	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	441 of 1943	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	331 of 1126	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	463 of 1942	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	680 of 1948	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	586 of 1963	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	758 of 1916	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	603 of 1122	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	416 of 1252	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.0	154 of 1216	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.7	544 of 1197	54.6%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)54th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science29%-4 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	414 South Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 459-0325	517	21	24.7	80.1%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	74.2	502^nd of 2162 public high schools	76.8%		67.4	604^th of 2159 public high schools	72.0%	102	23.7		34.4	28.9	80.9	80.9	38.9	38.9	$19,995	$1,977	$18,018
James A. Garfield Senior High	Public	9-12	5101 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5500	2,237	127	17.5	92.8%	29 (1.3%)	11 (0.5%)	2,182 (97.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	56.9	892^nd of 2162 public high schools	58.7%		61.3	734^th of 2159 public high schools	66.0%	158		22.2		21.9	62.3	62.3	28.5	28.5	$21,084	$4,171	$16,913
Monterey Continuation	Public	9-12	466 South Fraser St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0786	32	3	10.6	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	2082^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.7%					(n/a)					9.1	9.1	0.0	0.0	$44,295	$9,037	$35,258
SIATech Academy South	Public, Virtual, Charter	10-12	255 S. Mednik Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	SIATech Academy South District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 945-1227	194	7	27.7	75.3%	3 (1.5%)	14 (7.2%)	173 (89.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	27.4	1543^rd of 2162 public high schools	28.6%		26.2	1568^th of 2159 public high schools	27.4%	25					27.7	27.7	15.9	15.9	$14,316	$842	$13,474
Montebello Community Day	Public	7-12	123 South Montebello Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7900	22	4	5.0	86.4%	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$65,947	$1,252	$64,695
Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center	Public	9-12	4540 Michigan Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0681	243	27	9.0	84.8%	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	228 (93.8%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)									$86,775	$11,252	$75,523
Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4545 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 250-8818	48	5	10.1	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	47 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High	Public	9-12	319 North Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 729-1700	256	20	12.8	95.7%	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	248 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	51.5	1007^th of 2162 public high schools	53.4%		69	578^th of 2159 public high schools	73.2%	429		23.2		21.3	53.5	53.5	25.9	25.9	$32,606	$6,152	$26,454
Kirby Dorothy Camp	Public	7-12	1500 South McDonnell Ave.	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-5106	64	7	8.7	95.3%	3 (4.7%)	17 (26.6%)	40 (62.5%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	12.3	1900^th of 2162 public high schools	12.1%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	251			8.3	6.3	9.1	11.1	0.0	0.0	$30,884	$5,457	$25,427
E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6760	355	20	17.5	89.9%	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	344 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.5	1391^st of 2162 public high schools	35.7%		36.1	1337^th of 2159 public high schools	38.1%	54		19.0		18.8	45.1	45.1	11.0	11.0	$21,395	$3,367	$18,028

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Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep ranks 502^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Students at Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep are 98% Hispanic.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep.

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