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Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1652^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy is a public charter high school in Los Angeles, CA, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,189 students. The school is part of the Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 1300 out of 1543 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation and dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 56.96%. In math, only 9.5% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.5%. The school's performance in science is also low, with only 12.03% of 11th-grade students and 18.18% of 12th-grade students scoring proficient or better on the CAST exam, compared to the state averages of 34.31% and 28.02%, respectively. Additionally, the school had a 4-year graduation rate of 73.6% and a dropout rate of 13% in the 2023-2024 school year, both of which are significantly worse than the state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy generally performs worse academically. For example, King/Drew Medical Magnet High, located just 1.5 miles away, had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy (74.68% for 11th-grade students) and Mathematics (39.42% for 11th-grade students) in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite increased spending per student, from $12,488 in the 2020-2021 school year to $31,226 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school has not been able to close the achievement gap with the state and nearby high-performing schools.

1,159

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,226

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 East 111th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90061-3003

(323) 420-2170

District: Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

African American:

21.0%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2019 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (74% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

California avg41%

1,652^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 18% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1300^th of 1,543Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy 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	22.0	1652 of 2162	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1756 of 2159	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1624 of 2170	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1623 of 2123	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1744 of 2133	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	437 of 523	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	457 of 517	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	382 of 521	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	459 of 522	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	462 of 592	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	908 of 1161	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	764 of 1117	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	640 of 1085	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	846 of 1064	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	502 of 1044	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	562 of 941	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1489 of 1906	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1570 of 1915	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1472 of 1915	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1556 of 1858	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1566 of 1833	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1390 of 1900	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1509 of 1902	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1351 of 1917	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1326 of 1861	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1450 of 1814	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	365 of 410	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	300 of 328	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	193 of 299	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	225 of 290	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1498 of 2013	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1643 of 2026	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1440 of 2030	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1428 of 1943	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1562 of 1937	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1560 of 1942	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1654 of 1948	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1489 of 1963	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1443 of 1916	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1508 of 1880	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	933 of 1252	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	933 of 1216	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	624 of 1197	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 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
Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	325 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 420-2170	1,159	67	17.3	90.9%	29 (2.5%)	243 (21.0%)	878 (75.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	22	1652^nd of 2162 public high schools	23.6%		17.1	1756^th of 2159 public high schools	18.7%	104			12.0	18.2	12.3				28.1	28.1				9.5	9.5	$31,226	$3,932	$27,294
University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy	Public	9-12	11227 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4060	110	10	10.5	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	21 (19.1%)	87 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	40.4	1250^th of 2162 public high schools	42.2%		21.6	1664^th of 2159 public high schools	22.9%	414			19.2		18.5				59.3	59.3				7.4	7.4	$24,078	$4,207	$19,871
Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	10101 South Broadway	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-6125	616	29	20.9	96.1%	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	603 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	79	425^th of 2162 public high schools	80.3%		88	262^nd of 2159 public high schools	87.9%	163			46.0		46.3				75.0	75.0				32.4	32.4	$19,815	$1,883	$17,932
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	12628 Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-3930	546	28	19.4	92.5%	3 (0.5%)	55 (10.1%)	471 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	63.2	736^th of 2162 public high schools	66.0%		61.1	741^st of 2159 public high schools	65.7%	5			36.7		36.2				63.6	63.6				22.5	22.5	$28,334	$4,248	$24,086
New Designs Charter School-Watts	Public, Charter	6-12	12714 South Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter School-Watts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-0600	194	11	17.0	93.3%	8 (4.1%)	108 (55.7%)	61 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.2%)	61.2	792^nd of 2162 public high schools	63.4%		42.2	1187^th of 2159 public high schools	45.0%	395	46.2			24.2	33.9	0.0	22.7	18.5	53.3	28.9	0.0	0.0	29.6	30.0	18.9	$23,677	$3,068	$20,609
Thomas Riley High	Public	7-12	1524 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-6692	23	3	9.1	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	22 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$91,757	$15,427	$76,330
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	Public	9-12	10601 South Grandee Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8400	27	3	8.9	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	9 (33.3%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0											$43,855	$7,484	$36,371
King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1601 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-0420	1,381	71	19.4	90.2%	13 (0.9%)	654 (47.4%)	657 (47.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.7%)	83	358^th of 2162 public high schools	83.4%		80.9	399^th of 2159 public high schools	81.5%	41			46.5		46.4				74.7	74.7				39.4	39.4	$20,039	$3,423	$16,616
Mervyn M. Dymally High	Public	9-12	8800 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4600	654	44	14.8	98.3%	6 (0.9%)	124 (19.0%)	516 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	31	1473^rd of 2162 public high schools	31.9%		23.6	1609^th of 2159 public high schools	25.5%	136			14.3		14.1				40.1	40.1				14.2	14.2	$28,158	$5,444	$22,714
Ednovate - South LA College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	9301 South Hoover St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - South LA College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 377-9377	394	21	18.3	66.8%	4 (1.0%)	57 (14.5%)	324 (82.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	45.9	1120^th of 2162 public high schools	48.2%		57	837^th of 2159 public high schools	61.2%	283		19.6		27.0	22.7				51.1	51.1				12.6	12.6	$19,165	$1,464	$17,701

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,159 students attended Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy.

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Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 23.6% of California high schools.

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Students at Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy are 76% Hispanic, 21% African American, 3% White.

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