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Youth Opportunities Unlimited

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Youth Opportunities Unlimited ranks 1448 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 33% of California high schools

Summary

Youth Opportunities Unlimited is a public high school located in Los Angeles, California, serving 56 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 791 out of 1,543 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past several years, Youth Opportunities Unlimited has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California high schools, with its highest ranking being 1,448 out of 2,162 schools. The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.33% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 53.51% for the Los Angeles Unified School District and 56.96% for the state of California. In mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was just 16.67%, compared to 26.36% for the district and 30.5% for the state.

Additionally, Youth Opportunities Unlimited has struggled with high dropout rates, ranging from 6.5% to 32.3% over the past few years, and high levels of chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 20.4% to 80.2% during the same period. The school serves a predominantly low-socioeconomic student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Horace Mann UCLA Community, George Washington Preparatory High, and Mervyn M. Dymally High, Youth Opportunities Unlimited generally performs worse academically, has higher dropout rates, and experiences higher levels of chronic absenteeism.

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$50,327

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 West Manchester Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90044-4915

(323) 789-4731

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.8%

African American:

39.2%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (61% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (18% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,448^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 153High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	32.0	1448 of 2162	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1970 of 2159	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1997 of 2170	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1913 of 2123	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	2074 of 2133	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1755 of 2017	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	1983 of 2021	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	1831 of 2039	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	1947 of 1994	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	1683 of 2426	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	14.6	1825 of 2354	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.3	1744 of 2367	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	1662 of 2281	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	1571 of 2238	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	1732 of 2117	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.3	1455 of 2063	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.0	1618 of 1968	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.9	1435 of 1901	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.7	1476 of 1653	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.6	458 of 517	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	585 of 592	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	550 of 582	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	8.3	1859 of 1915	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1871 of 1915	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1788 of 1833	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1703 of 1760	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.7	1769 of 1902	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1693 of 1917	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1733 of 1814	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1430 of 1742	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.0	1805 of 2026	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1819 of 2030	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1931 of 1943	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1891 of 1937	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1588 of 1862	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	1686 of 1948	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1836 of 1880	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1543 of 1834	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2024)13th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2024)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)7th percentile~ school

Female (2024)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science12%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	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
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	100.0%	1 (2.0%)	20 (39.2%)	30 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32	1448^th of 2162 public high schools	33.0%		11.6	1970^th of 2159 public high schools	8.8%	522														12.5				33.3	33.3				16.7	16.7	$50,327	$9,399	$40,928
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	99.0%	3 (1.5%)	92 (44.7%)	105 (51.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	42	1213^th of 2162 public high schools	43.9%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64.3			29.0		29.0				42.4	42.4				15.2	15.2	$69,875	$3,006	$66,869
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%)	25.3	1589^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%		36.4	1330^th of 2159 public high schools	38.4%	259												11.5		12.2				33.6	33.6				12.4	12.4	$19,800	$2,217	$17,583
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
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
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
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%)	27.3	1548^th of 2162 public high schools	28.4%		30	1490^th of 2159 public high schools	31.0%	58												14.8		14.5				32.4	32.4				13.9	13.9	$21,350	$4,817	$16,533
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%)	8.7	2081^st of 2162 public high schools	3.7%		8.6	2139^th of 2159 public high schools	0.9%	58												0.0		2.9				5.7	5.7				2.9	2.9	$30,519	$8,441	$22,078
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%)	36.3	1352^nd of 2162 public high schools	37.5%		12.9	1897^th of 2159 public high schools	12.1%	545										9.5		26.5		13.7	20.6	15.4	21.7	38.2	21.4	20.6	20.9	19.8	11.8	19.4	$33,334	$6,288	$27,046
George Washington Preparatory High	Public	9-12	10860 South Denker Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-4000	738	48	15.5	97.2%	10 (1.4%)	254 (34.4%)	441 (59.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.1%)	23.6	1627^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%		17.6	1747^th of 2159 public high schools	19.1%	120												10.8	8.3	10.6				20.1	20.1				18.1	18.1	$27,751	$6,035	$21,716

Frequently Asked Questions about Youth Opportunities Unlimited

How many students attend Youth Opportunities Unlimited?

In the 2024-25 school year, 51 students attended Youth Opportunities Unlimited.

What district is Youth Opportunities Unlimited in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Youth Opportunities Unlimited?

Students at Youth Opportunities Unlimited are 59% Hispanic, 39% African American, 2% White.

Is Youth Opportunities Unlimited a good school?

Youth Opportunities Unlimited ranks 1448^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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