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Animo Venice Charter High

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Animo Venice Charter High ranks 873 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 60% of California high schools

Summary

Animo Venice Charter High is a small public charter high school serving 335 students in grades 9-12 in Venice, California, notable for its significant recent improvement and its focus on a high-need student population.

The school has shown impressive growth, moving from a 2-star to a 3-star rating in recent years, and excels particularly in English Language Arts and science, where it outperforms the state average and several nearby schools like University High School Charter and Magnolia Science Academy 4. This success is noteworthy given that 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a much higher rate than at comparison schools such as New West Charter or Santa Monica High. The school also maintains a strong 87.4% graduation rate and provides a low student-teacher ratio of 14.9 to 1, supported by high per-student spending within the Animo Venice Charter High District.

Key areas for attention include mathematics, where proficiency is a significant challenge, and chronic absenteeism, which is higher than the state average. When compared to the larger Venice Senior High in the Los Angeles Unified district, Animo Venice serves a more economically disadvantaged community but achieves competitive results in several subjects, demonstrating effective strategies for its student population.

335

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 Broadway St.
Venice, CA 90291-3408

(310) 392-8751

District: Animo Venice Charter High District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.7%

African American:

6.3%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2019 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg41%

873^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 44% (2019) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

559^th of 1,543Animo Venice Charter High 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	58.2	873 of 2162	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	1132 of 2159	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1139 of 2170	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1235 of 2123	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1186 of 2133	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.7	159 of 1161	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	263 of 1117	76.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	368 of 1044	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	837 of 941	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	503 of 1906	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.6	1005 of 1915	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	948 of 1915	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	1240 of 1858	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	807 of 1833	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	556 of 1900	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	808 of 1902	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	780 of 1917	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	950 of 1861	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	880 of 1814	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	576 of 2013	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	969 of 2026	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	833 of 2030	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	961 of 1943	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	964 of 1937	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1080 of 1942	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1068 of 1948	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1182 of 1963	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1033 of 1916	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1345 of 1880	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	855 of 1252	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	269 of 1216	77.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)86th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)65th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+13 vs state

Science35%+3 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 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 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
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
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	$29,951	$28,050	$1,901
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
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	$55,330	$53,452	$1,878
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
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)
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	$34,080	$33,576	$504
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
WESM Health/Sports Medicine	Public	9-12	7400 West Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 338-2400	589	39	15.2	84.4%	7 (1.2%)	444 (75.4%)	95 (16.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	23.8	1620^th of 2162 public high schools	25.1%		37.9	1293^rd of 2159 public high schools	40.1%	327		14.6	0.0	13.4				34.9	34.9				6.1	6.1	$55,368	$52,752	$2,616
WISH Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	7400 West Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	WISH Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 743-6990	283	16	17.2	32.5%	37 (13.1%)	117 (41.3%)	86 (30.4%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.5%)	72.4	554^th of 2162 public high schools	74.4%		73.3	519^th of 2159 public high schools	76.0%	35		39.7		39.2				71.8	71.8				28.6	28.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Animo Venice Charter High

What is the racial makeup of Animo Venice Charter High?

Students at Animo Venice Charter High are 89% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White.

How many students attend Animo Venice Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Animo Venice Charter High.

Is Animo Venice Charter High a good school?

Animo Venice Charter High ranks 873^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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