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The SEED School of Los Angeles County

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

Summary

The SEED School of Los Angeles County is a public charter high school serving 206 students in grades 9-12 in South Los Angeles, operating within its own district and serving a student population where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school invests significantly more per student than others in the area, with very small class sizes, and this model shows clear strengths in certain areas. It has the lowest rate of chronic absenteeism among nearby schools, including Augustus Hawkins High and John Hope Continuation, and has shown strong improvement in getting students to attend regularly. Academically, its performance in English Language Arts is competitive with local schools, but like most in the region, it struggles with mathematics proficiency.

When compared to a top-performing neighbor like Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High, which achieves higher academic rankings with far lower spending, it raises questions about resource efficiency. However, SEED's substantial investment does correlate with a uniquely supportive environment with very small classes, which appears effective in promoting consistent attendance and engagement for its students in a high-needs community.

206

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

54.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

8400 South Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90044-3424

(323) 843-6700

District: The SEED School of Los Angeles County District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

African American:

44.7%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Listening scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

The SEED School of Los Angeles County did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

African American (2025)79th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Speaking64%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-6 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

Overall0%-10 vs state

Listening0%-25 vs state

Writing0%-17 vs state

Reading0%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
The SEED School of Los Angeles County	Public, Charter	9-12	8400 South Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	The SEED School of Los Angeles County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 843-6700	206	19	10.6	—	3 (1.5%)	92 (44.7%)	105 (51.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)																$88,729	$809	$87,920
Youth Opportunities Unlimited	Public	9-12	915 West Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 789-4731	51	5	10.4	—	1 (2.0%)	20 (39.2%)	30 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	1896^th of 2135 public high schools	11.2%		32	1448^th of 2162 public high schools	33.0%	448			0.0		0.0				14.3	14.3				7.1	7.1	$50,636	$6,029	$44,607
Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	8515 Kansas Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 972-9010	433	24	17.7	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	66 (15.2%)	359 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	41.8	1221^st of 2135 public high schools	42.8%		25.3	1589^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%	368			24.4		24.2				48.9	48.9				19.4	19.4	$22,233	$1,064	$21,169
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%)	63.9	739^th of 2135 public high schools	65.4%		45.9	1120^th of 2162 public high schools	48.2%	381		35.1		21.3	28.8				70.5	70.5				33.3	33.3	$19,644	$1,076	$18,568
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	—	6 (0.9%)	124 (19.0%)	516 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	44.8	1149^th of 2135 public high schools	46.2%		31	1473^rd of 2162 public high schools	31.9%	324			19.3		18.4				56.6	56.6				22.1	22.1	$31,889	$3,256	$28,633
John C. Fremont Senior High	Public	9-12	7676 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1200	1,889	99	19.0	97.5%	33 (1.7%)	134 (7.1%)	1,691 (89.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (1.4%)	41.9	1219^th of 2135 public high schools	42.9%		27.3	1548^th of 2162 public high schools	28.4%	329			24.4		24.0				46.0	46.0				22.3	22.3	$23,227	$2,564	$20,663
John Hope Continuation	Public	9-12	7840 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1292	87	4	21.3	96.6%	3 (3.4%)	5 (5.7%)	79 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.4	1793^rd of 2135 public high schools	16.0%		8.7	2081^st of 2162 public high schools	3.7%	288			6.3		5.6				18.6	18.6				7.0	7.0	$25,946	$3,495	$22,451
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%)	78.5	444^th of 2135 public high schools	79.2%		79	425^th of 2162 public high schools	80.3%	19			45.6		45.6				68.6	68.6				42.3	42.3	$20,622	$1,247	$19,375
Horace Mann UCLA Community	Public	6-12	7001 South Saint Andrews Pl.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 541-1900	440	35	12.6	95.0%	5 (1.1%)	194 (44.1%)	226 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	28.5	1513^th of 2135 public high schools	29.1%		36.3	1352^nd of 2162 public high schools	37.5%	161	11.0		16.7		12.1	17.3	21.1	20.9	50.0	22.4	11.0	11.5	7.7	0.0	9.1	$37,050	$3,462	$33,588
Augustus Hawkins High	Public	9-12	825 West 60th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 789-1282	1,122	57	19.6	—	30 (2.7%)	182 (16.2%)	898 (80.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	23.1	1606^th of 2135 public high schools	24.8%		30.8	1475^th of 2162 public high schools	31.8%	131			11.6		11.4				30.2	30.2				15.0	15.0	$24,581	$2,522	$22,059

Frequently Asked Questions about The SEED School of Los Angeles County

What district is The SEED School of Los Angeles County in?

The SEED School of Los Angeles County District

What is the racial makeup of The SEED School of Los Angeles County?

Students at The SEED School of Los Angeles County are 51% Hispanic, 45% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend The SEED School of Los Angeles County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended The SEED School of Los Angeles County.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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