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YouthBuild Charter School of California

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 12% of California high schools

Summary

YouthBuild Charter School of California is a public charter high school serving about 880 students in grades 9-12 in downtown Los Angeles, operating within its own YouthBuild Charter School of California District which ranks among the lowest in the state.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates far below nearby schools; for example, only about 10% of students are proficient in English compared to over 82% at Downtown Business High. Its graduation rate is 30% and its chronic absenteeism rate is over 82%, both of which are dramatically different from most other schools in the area. The school serves a student population where nearly 90% are economically disadvantaged, yet it spends significantly less per student than comparable nearby schools like the School of Business and Tourism.

While recent years show some improvement in test scores, the gaps remain profound. The school's mission likely involves serving older youth who have struggled in traditional settings, which presents unique challenges. A comparison with Harris Newmark Continuation, which serves a similar at-risk population, shows that higher per-student spending is associated with better outcomes like a higher graduation rate. The stark contrast with high-performing, geographically close schools indicates that student challenges alone do not predetermine outcomes, pointing to the importance of instructional practices, support systems, and resources.

880

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

611 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 303
Los Angeles, CA 90017-4806

(213) 741-2600

District: YouthBuild Charter School of California District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.9%

African American:

17.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (30% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

California avg41%

1,892^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 6% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1462^nd of 1,543YouthBuild Charter School of California 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	12.7	1892 of 2162	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2079 of 2159	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1939 of 2170	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1986 of 2123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1131 of 1290	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	2004 of 2133	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	492 of 523	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	493 of 517	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	520 of 521	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	519 of 522	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	573 of 592	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	1127 of 1161	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.2	1048 of 1085	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	545 of 1064	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	998 of 1044	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	493 of 941	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1743 of 1906	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1792 of 1915	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1776 of 1915	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1770 of 1858	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	1004 of 1054	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1765 of 1833	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1616 of 1900	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1842 of 1902	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1619 of 1917	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1666 of 1861	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1653 of 1814	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	400 of 410	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	303 of 328	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1731 of 2013	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1930 of 2026	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1733 of 2030	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1849 of 1943	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	964 of 1126	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1788 of 1937	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1666 of 1942	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1901 of 1948	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1735 of 1963	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1765 of 1916	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	953 of 1122	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1733 of 1880	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	977 of 1252	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1190 of 1216	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1166 of 1197	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-38 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 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 (2025)
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
YouthBuild Charter School of California	Public, Charter	9-12	611 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 303	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	YouthBuild Charter School of California District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 741-2600	880	41	21.3	89.4%	16 (1.8%)	155 (17.6%)	677 (76.9%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.2%)	12.7	1892^nd of 2162 public high schools	12.5%		9.8	2079^th of 2159 public high schools	3.7%	187				5.8	5.8				10.5	10.5				2.4	2.4
Ednovate - Brio College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	350 South Figueroa St. Ste. 10	Los Angeles	90071	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Brio College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 446-2570	500	20	24.6	73.2%	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	461 (92.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	63.3	733^rd of 2162 public high schools	66.1%		66.9	617^th of 2159 public high schools	71.4%	116		19.1		27.6	23.3				81.7	81.7				27.1	27.1
School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3840	392	20	19.5	99.2%	7 (1.8%)	8 (2.0%)	372 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	66.3	668^th of 2162 public high schools	69.1%		54.6	888^th of 2159 public high schools	58.9%	220			26.0		23.5				65.4	65.4				37.7	37.7	$47,509	$42,368	$5,141
Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3850	317	19	16.3	97.2%	17 (5.4%)	8 (2.5%)	288 (90.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	49.8	1047^th of 2162 public high schools	51.6%		27.8	1544^th of 2159 public high schools	28.5%	497			28.6		26.5				49.2	49.2				21.5	21.5	$35,198	$32,656	$2,542
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3815	392	24	16.6	96.2%	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	365 (93.1%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	41.8	1216^th of 2162 public high schools	43.8%		33.5	1411^th of 2159 public high schools	34.6%	195			20.8		19.2				48.0	48.0				18.4	18.4	$40,793	$39,172	$1,621
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	Public	9-12	322 South Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3896	326	18	17.9	96.6%	7 (2.1%)	7 (2.1%)	308 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23.7	1624^th of 2162 public high schools	24.9%		29.2	1508^th of 2159 public high schools	30.2%	116			6.8		6.3				37.1	37.1				10.1	10.1	$39,050	$36,224	$2,826
Downtown Business High	Public	9-12	1200 West Colton St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 481-0371	819	46	17.9	81.4%	31 (3.8%)	19 (2.3%)	470 (57.4%)	275 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.3%)	92.2	161^st of 2162 public high schools	92.6%		91.6	187^th of 2159 public high schools	91.3%	26			49.8		49.3				82.4	82.4				61.3	61.3	$30,882	$29,234	$1,648
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center	Public	9-12	1200 West Colton St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 580-6400	1,130	56	20.1	93.9%	15 (1.3%)	33 (2.9%)	1,016 (89.9%)	40 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (1.9%)	40.7	1244^th of 2162 public high schools	42.5%		39	1263^rd of 2159 public high schools	41.5%	19			18.5		18.7				56.8	56.8				11.2	11.2	$41,978	$39,164	$2,814
Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise	Public, Charter	6-12	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-0600	201	13	15.3	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	177 (88.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.0%)	22.3	1646^th of 2162 public high schools	23.9%		27.1	1551^st of 2159 public high schools	28.2%	95	4.4			4.2	4.3	14.3	16.7	3.6	36.7	18.2	0.0	4.2	0.0	3.5	1.9
Belmont Senior High	Public	9-12	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4300	614	36	16.8	96.4%	14 (2.3%)	15 (2.4%)	537 (87.5%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	25.1	1594^th of 2162 public high schools	26.3%		28.6	1525^th of 2159 public high schools	29.4%	69			14.2		14.7				34.4	34.4				9.0	9.0	$49,363	$44,566	$4,797

Frequently Asked Questions about YouthBuild Charter School of California

How many students attend YouthBuild Charter School of California?

In the 2024-25 school year, 880 students attended YouthBuild Charter School of California.

Is YouthBuild Charter School of California a good school?

YouthBuild Charter School of California ranks in the bottom 12.5% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of YouthBuild Charter School of California?

Students at YouthBuild Charter School of California are 77% Hispanic, 18% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

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