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Glendale High

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Glendale High ranks 1334 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

Glendale High is a large public high school serving approximately 2,066 students in grades 9-12 within the Glendale Unified district, which is generally considered a strong district overall.

When looking at academic performance, Glendale High presents a complex picture. The school has a strong 94% graduation rate and a low dropout rate, which is commendable. However, its standardized test scores in English, math, and science are significantly below both the district and state averages, placing it in the 38th percentile statewide. This performance has declined over the past decade. Interestingly, a nearby school in the same district, Herbert Hoover High, serves a very similar student population but achieves higher academic results, suggesting Glendale High's challenges may be specific to the school itself.

Comparisons to other local schools reveal a wide performance range. While Glendale High outperforms continuation schools like Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation), it is outperformed by other comprehensive schools like Eagle Rock High and specialized charter schools such as Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High. The school shows notable strengths in supporting English Language Learners to achieve academically, but it faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics, where only about 20% of students are proficient.

2,066

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,849

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1440 East Broadway
Glendale, CA 91205-1503

(818) 242-3161

District: Glendale Unified

Feeder schools for Glendale High:

Elementary:	Cerritos Elementary
	Glenoaks Elementary
	Horace Mann Elementary
	John Marshall Elementary
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	John Muir Elementary
	R. D. White Elementary
	Verdugo Woodlands Elementary
Middle:	Theodore Roosevelt Middle
	Woodrow Wilson Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

30.9%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg54%

California avg41%

1,334^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Glendale Unified

352^nd of 1,543Glendale Unified 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	36.9	1334 of 2162	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1328 of 2159	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	935 of 2170	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	1088 of 2123	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	606 of 1290	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	795 of 2133	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	616 of 2017	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.2	618 of 2021	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.3	644 of 2039	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.8	493 of 1994	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	56.2	624 of 2426	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	62.1	490 of 2354	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	63.7	426 of 2367	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	64.6	408 of 2281	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	63.3	378 of 2238	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	60.2	470 of 2117	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	63.2	389 of 2063	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	61.1	452 of 1968	77.0%	★★★★☆
2005	60.8	397 of 1901	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	58.8	359 of 1653	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.7	379 of 573	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	362 of 591	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	414 of 581	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	306 of 582	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	297 of 581	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	747 of 1161	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	493 of 555	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	520 of 1117	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	336 of 1052	68.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.7	228 of 1085	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	41.1	525 of 1064	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	434 of 1044	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	206 of 467	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.0	37 of 941	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	75 of 938	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1084 of 1906	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1138 of 1915	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	872 of 1915	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	886 of 1858	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	577 of 1054	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	679 of 1833	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	452 of 1760	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1195 of 1900	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1328 of 1902	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	858 of 1917	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	1198 of 1861	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	611 of 1814	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	540 of 1742	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	179 of 410	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	188 of 328	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.2	92 of 299	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	104 of 290	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	1181 of 2013	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1277 of 2026	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	904 of 2030	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	1060 of 1943	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	437 of 1126	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	715 of 1937	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	541 of 1862	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1374 of 1942	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1336 of 1948	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	863 of 1963	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	1150 of 1916	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	537 of 1122	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	853 of 1880	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	745 of 1834	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	948 of 1252	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	819 of 1216	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	402 of 1197	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1030 of 1155	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1032 of 1173	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	937 of 1193	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	935 of 1204	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	959 of 1222	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	751 of 1173	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+40 vs school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2024)34th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science20%-13 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 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
Glendale High	Public	9-12	1440 East Broadway	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-3161	2,066	91	22.6	55.0%	1,171 (56.7%)	20 (1.0%)	638 (30.9%)	205 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	31 (1.5%)	36.9	1334^th of 2162 public high schools	38.3%		36.5	1328^th of 2159 public high schools	38.5%	6		20.7	4.4	20.0				37.2	37.2				20.1	20.1	$16,849	$966	$15,883
Daily (Allan F.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	220 North Kenwood	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 247-4805	72	11	6.5	55.6%	28 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (52.8%)	6 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	1961^st of 2162 public high schools	9.3%		11.1	1999^th of 2159 public high schools	7.4%	38		7.1		11.1				15.0	15.0				0.0	0.0	$37,249	$3,341	$33,908
Eagle Rock High	Public	7-12	1750 Yosemite Dr.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 340-3500	2,031	102	19.8	51.6%	386 (19.0%)	20 (1.0%)	1,077 (53.0%)	372 (18.3%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	172 (8.5%)	70.2	595^th of 2162 public high schools	72.5%		73.3	518^th of 2159 public high schools	76.0%	77	39.9	35.7		37.5		71.4	67.5	60.6	66.0		62.0	49.8	36.7	48.4	$18,654	$3,060	$15,594
Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High	Public, Charter	9-12	2930 Fletcher Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High Distr	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 739-0560	296	19	15.8	87.2%	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	265 (89.5%)	14 (4.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	93.4	134^th of 2162 public high schools	93.8%		79.3	422^nd of 2159 public high schools	80.5%	288		56.4		53.6				84.8	84.8				53.2	53.2	$21,579	$2,649	$18,930
Herbert Hoover High	Public	9-12	651 Glenwood Rd.	Glendale	91202	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-6801	1,590	71	22.3	54.2%	1,119 (70.4%)	12 (0.8%)	309 (19.4%)	127 (8.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.2%)	59.5	833^rd of 2162 public high schools	61.5%		53.8	911^th of 2159 public high schools	57.8%	78		35.0		34.3				50.1	50.1				28.7	28.7	$16,633	$1,111	$15,522
PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	7350 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-0063	265	19	13.9	95.1%	8 (3.0%)	4 (1.5%)	248 (93.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	42.5	1197^th of 2162 public high schools	44.6%		55.4	868^th of 2159 public high schools	59.8%	329	29.0	22.0		25.0	52.9	30.0	47.4	37.7	39.9	17.7	32.5	29.0	26.4	27.7	$28,759	$2,256	$26,503
Highland Park Continuation	Public	9-12	928 North Ave. 53	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-3421	55	3	20.9	98.2%	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	48 (87.3%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	7.6	2133^rd of 2162 public high schools	1.3%		13.1	1886^th of 2159 public high schools	12.6%	247		0.0		0.0				5.3	5.3				0.0	0.0	$40,585	$8,325	$32,260
Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Public	6-12	820 North Avenue 54	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 550-2000	1,284	71	18.0	87.4%	53 (4.1%)	15 (1.2%)	1,162 (90.5%)	35 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.0%)	59.2	843^rd of 2162 public high schools	61.0%		53.4	920^th of 2159 public high schools	57.4%	77	5.0	28.2		24.5	8.7	23.5	25.0	58.0	48.1	4.4	17.7	10.0	29.0	24.3	$22,153	$3,993	$18,160
Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High	Public, Charter	9-12	2050 North San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5545	174	14	12.0	83.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	162 (93.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	48.7	1064^th of 2162 public high schools	50.8%		50.1	995^th of 2159 public high schools	53.9%	69		34.3		34.2				34.3	34.3				25.7	25.7	$22,641	$1,991	$20,650
PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Public, Charter	9-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5525	195	13	15.4	93.8%	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	190 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	996^th of 2162 public high schools	53.9%		51	981^st of 2159 public high schools	54.6%	15			17.4	17.4				40.0	40.0				34.6	34.6	$24,917	$2,424	$22,493

Frequently Asked Questions about Glendale High

What district is Glendale High in?

Glendale Unified

Is Glendale High a good school?

Glendale High ranks 1334^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Glendale High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,066 students attended Glendale High.

What is the racial makeup of Glendale High?

Students at Glendale High are 57% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Glendale High?

Glendale High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cerritos Elementary
Elementary : Glenoaks Elementary
Elementary : Horace Mann Elementary
Elementary : John Marshall Elementary
Elementary : John Muir Elementary
Elementary : R. D. White Elementary
Elementary : Verdugo Woodlands Elementary
Middle : Theodore Roosevelt Middle
Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle

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