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James A. Garfield Senior High

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James A. Garfield Senior High ranks 892 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 59% of California high schools

Summary

James A. Garfield Senior High is a large public high school serving about 2,237 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district, operating as a consistent and effective institution in a high-need community.

The school's greatest strengths are its exceptional ability to ensure students graduate and attend class. With a 97.5% graduation rate and a very low 0.6% dropout rate, it far exceeds both district and state averages and outperforms nearly all nearby schools, including Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High and E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2. Furthermore, Garfield excels in English Language Arts, with over 62% of students proficient, a rate significantly higher than the district and most neighbors, and it maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 11.8%.

While Garfield is a standout in many areas, it faces challenges in mathematics and science proficiency, where scores are below average. Its performance in supporting English Language Learners has also been inconsistent in recent years. Compared to a high-performing local charter, Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep, Garfield achieves similar graduation success with a lower student-teacher ratio. Overall, Garfield provides a stable, successful, and resource-efficient education for a large number of students in its community.

2,237

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,084

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5101 East Sixth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90022-3209

(323) 981-5500

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for James A. Garfield Senior High:

Elementary:	Amanecer Primary Center
	Belvedere Elementary
	Brooklyn Avenue
	Eastman Avenue Elementary
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	Evergreen Avenue Elementary
	Ford Boulevard Elementary
	Fourth Street Elementary
	Fourth Street Primary Center
	Humphreys Avenue Elementary
	Marianna Avenue Elementary
	Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary
	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
	Robert Hill Lane Elementary
	Rowan Avenue Elementary
	William R. Anton Elementary
Middle:	Belvedere Middle
	Griffith Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.5%

White:

1.3%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

California avg41%

892^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	56.9	892 of 2162	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	734 of 2159	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	767 of 2170	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	791 of 2123	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	448 of 1290	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	974 of 2133	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	437 of 2017	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.4	591 of 2021	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	61.9	742 of 2039	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	781 of 1994	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.3	1028 of 2426	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.4	1144 of 2354	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	31.6	1266 of 2367	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.7	1473 of 2281	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	22.1	1739 of 2238	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	1472 of 2117	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.3	1453 of 2063	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	1466 of 1968	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.6	1338 of 1901	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.7	1200 of 1653	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.3	338 of 1161	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.0	243 of 555	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	593 of 1117	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	270 of 1052	74.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	587 of 1085	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	284 of 1044	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	31.2	329 of 467	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.9	91 of 941	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	36.0	524 of 938	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	761 of 1906	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	728 of 1915	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	699 of 1915	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	719 of 1858	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	360 of 1054	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	840 of 1833	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	416 of 1760	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	541 of 1900	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	418 of 1902	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	465 of 1917	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	435 of 1861	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	664 of 1814	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.9	177 of 1742	89.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	649 of 2013	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	482 of 2026	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	527 of 2030	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	486 of 1943	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	260 of 1126	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	726 of 1937	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.1	206 of 1862	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	883 of 1942	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	675 of 1948	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	715 of 1963	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	761 of 1916	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	494 of 1122	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	952 of 1880	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.2	452 of 1834	75.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	612 of 1252	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	393 of 1216	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	365 of 1197	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science22%-11 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
James A. Garfield Senior High	Public	9-12	5101 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5500	2,237	127	17.5	92.8%	29 (1.3%)	11 (0.5%)	2,182 (97.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	56.9	892^nd of 2162 public high schools	58.7%		61.3	734^th of 2159 public high schools	66.0%	158		22.2		21.9	62.3	62.3	28.5	28.5	$21,084	$4,171	$16,913
Monterey Continuation	Public	9-12	466 South Fraser St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0786	32	3	10.6	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	2082^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.7%					(n/a)					9.1	9.1	0.0	0.0	$44,295	$9,037	$35,258
Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	414 South Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 459-0325	517	21	24.7	80.1%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	74.2	502^nd of 2162 public high schools	76.8%		67.4	604^th of 2159 public high schools	72.0%	102	23.7		34.4	28.9	80.9	80.9	38.9	38.9	$19,995	$1,977	$18,018
SIATech Academy South	Public, Virtual, Charter	10-12	255 S. Mednik Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	SIATech Academy South District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 945-1227	194	7	27.7	75.3%	3 (1.5%)	14 (7.2%)	173 (89.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	27.4	1543^rd of 2162 public high schools	28.6%		26.2	1568^th of 2159 public high schools	27.4%	25					27.7	27.7	15.9	15.9	$14,316	$842	$13,474
Montebello Community Day	Public	7-12	123 South Montebello Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7900	22	4	5.0	86.4%	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$65,947	$1,252	$64,695
Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center	Public	9-12	4540 Michigan Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0681	243	27	9.0	84.8%	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	228 (93.8%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)									$86,775	$11,252	$75,523
Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High	Public	9-12	319 North Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 729-1700	256	20	12.8	95.7%	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	248 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	51.5	1007^th of 2162 public high schools	53.4%		69	578^th of 2159 public high schools	73.2%	429		23.2		21.3	53.5	53.5	25.9	25.9	$32,606	$6,152	$26,454
Kirby Dorothy Camp	Public	7-12	1500 South McDonnell Ave.	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-5106	64	7	8.7	95.3%	3 (4.7%)	17 (26.6%)	40 (62.5%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	12.3	1900^th of 2162 public high schools	12.1%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	251			8.3	6.3	9.1	11.1	0.0	0.0	$30,884	$5,457	$25,427
Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4545 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 250-8818	48	5	10.1	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	47 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6760	355	20	17.5	89.9%	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	344 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.5	1391^st of 2162 public high schools	35.7%		36.1	1337^th of 2159 public high schools	38.1%	54		19.0		18.8	45.1	45.1	11.0	11.0	$21,395	$3,367	$18,028

Frequently Asked Questions about James A. Garfield Senior High

What district is James A. Garfield Senior High in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of James A. Garfield Senior High?

Students at James A. Garfield Senior High are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is James A. Garfield Senior High a good school?

James A. Garfield Senior High ranks 892^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James A. Garfield Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,237 students attended James A. Garfield Senior High.

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