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North Hollywood Senior High

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North Hollywood Senior High ranks 385 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 82% of California high schools

Summary

North Hollywood Senior High is a large, high-performing public high school serving over 2,400 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 20% of all California high schools despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school's standout achievement is its exceptional 96.2% graduation rate, which is remarkably high given that over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This success extends across all student groups, with strong academic performance in English and solid results in math and science that outpace both district and state averages. Compared to nearby comprehensive schools like Ulysses S. Grant Senior High, North Hollywood Senior High achieves higher outcomes with a similar high-need population. It also delivers these results efficiently, spending less per student than many neighboring schools with lower rankings, such as Sun Valley Magnet.

The main challenge noted is a chronic absenteeism rate of over 30%, which is higher than the state average and an area for potential improvement. While the school's performance is consistently strong, support for some specific student groups, like English Learners and those in Special Education, has shown notable variation from year to year. When compared to a high school in a more affluent neighboring district, like Burroughs High in Burbank Unified, North Hollywood Senior High achieves a comparable elite ranking while overcoming greater socioeconomic challenges and operating with significantly fewer financial resources per student.

2,444

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,630

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5231 Colfax Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601-3002

(818) 753-6200

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for North Hollywood Senior High:

Elementary:	Burbank Boulevard Elementary
	Carpenter Community Charter
	Colfax Charter Elementary
	Fair Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Maurice Sendak Elementary
	Rio Vista Elementary
	Victory Boulevard Elementary
Middle:	Walter Reed Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

White:

20.5%

Asian:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg39%

California avg41%

385^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	81.8	385 of 2162	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	378 of 2159	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	385 of 2170	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	416 of 2123	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	239 of 1290	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	589 of 2133	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	432 of 2017	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.9	416 of 2021	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	68.0	616 of 2039	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.9	591 of 1994	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	57.8	586 of 2426	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	53.9	695 of 2354	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	51.0	770 of 2367	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.3	885 of 2281	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.1	768 of 2238	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.8	772 of 2117	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.7	741 of 2063	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.1	833 of 1968	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.7	765 of 1901	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.7	615 of 1653	62.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	62 of 523	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	78 of 517	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.2	34 of 521	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	20 of 522	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.7	122 of 592	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	272 of 582	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	19 of 585	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	15 of 573	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	80 of 591	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	113 of 581	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	15 of 582	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	51 of 581	91.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	71.7	189 of 1161	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	59 of 555	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	147 of 1117	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	254 of 1052	75.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.7	61 of 1085	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	36.5	647 of 1064	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	726 of 1044	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	239 of 467	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.8	73 of 941	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	45.0	364 of 938	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	382 of 1906	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	419 of 1915	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	416 of 1915	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	419 of 1858	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	240 of 1054	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	583 of 1833	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	501 of 1760	71.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	441 of 1900	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	495 of 1902	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	403 of 1917	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	402 of 1861	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	561 of 1814	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	418 of 1742	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	309 of 2013	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	352 of 2026	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	329 of 2030	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	312 of 1943	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	152 of 1126	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	532 of 1937	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	396 of 1862	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	336 of 1942	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	312 of 1948	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	328 of 1963	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	345 of 1916	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	202 of 1122	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	520 of 1880	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	354 of 1834	80.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	165 of 577	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	152 of 574	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	162 of 515	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	425 of 1252	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	162 of 1216	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	125 of 1197	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	78 of 1155	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	96 of 1173	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	32 of 1193	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	211 of 1204	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	82 of 1222	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	101 of 1173	91.4%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)97th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Science43%+11 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, May 22, 2011

I am in the HGM (Highly Gifted Magnet) at North Hollywood High School. My teachers are all amazing and they have taught me extremely well. I feel that the HGM is one of the best opportunities to get a quality education in LAUSD. The acceptance rate from colleges/universities is great and the various academic teams at North Hollywood are constantly winning awards. Go Huskies! Close Quote

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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
North Hollywood Senior High	Public	9-12	5231 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-6200	2,444	119	20.5	72.0%	502 (20.5%)	60 (2.5%)	1,480 (60.6%)	283 (11.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (4.7%)	81.8	385^th of 2162 public high schools	82.2%		81.9	378^th of 2159 public high schools	82.5%	7		43.7	18.2	43.2				71.6	71.6				42.2	42.2	$17,630	$3,043	$14,587
Amelia Earhart Continuation	Public	9-12	5355 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 769-4877	69	3	22.6	97.1%	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	60 (87.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	10.1	2016^th of 2162 public high schools	6.8%		10.2	2058^th of 2159 public high schools	4.7%	42		0.0		0.0				18.2	18.2				0.0	0.0	$31,481	$6,676	$24,805
East Valley Senior High	Public	9-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4400	558	33	16.7	96.2%	50 (9.0%)	19 (3.4%)	464 (83.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	31.6	1453^rd of 2162 public high schools	32.8%		41.7	1200^th of 2159 public high schools	44.4%	253		16.3		15.8				44.3	44.3				9.3	9.3	$29,284	$6,509	$22,775
Science Academy STEM Magnet	Public	6-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4470	536	23	23.0	36.2%	194 (36.2%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.6%)	248 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	99.2	8^th of 2162 public high schools	99.6%		99.6	2^nd of 2159 public high schools	99.9%	6	96.9	93.1		95.5	100.0	99.0	95.9	96.6	97.9	100.0	100.0	94.9	94.8	97.6	$15,955	$1,626	$14,329
Jack London Continuation	Public	9-12	12924 Oxnard St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2794	62	4	14.0	98.4%	2 (3.2%)	3 (4.8%)	55 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	8.2	2107^th of 2162 public high schools	2.5%		12.7	1903^rd of 2159 public high schools	11.9%	204		0.0		0.0				9.5	9.5				0.0	0.0	$31,475	$7,040	$24,435
Jack London Community Day	Public	7-12	12924-A Oxnard St.	Valley Glen	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2795	23	2	15.1	95.7%	2 (8.7%)	1 (4.3%)	20 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$80,942	$9,832	$71,110
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High	Public	9-12	13000 Oxnard St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2700	1,774	87	20.3	94.7%	659 (37.1%)	60 (3.4%)	942 (53.1%)	43 (2.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (3.5%)	55.8	913^th of 2162 public high schools	57.8%		57.2	828^th of 2159 public high schools	61.6%	85		20.3	5.0	19.5				63.5	63.5				28.7	28.7	$20,509	$4,010	$16,499
Sun Valley Magnet	Public	6-12	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5100	1,272	73	17.3	95.2%	70 (5.5%)	15 (1.2%)	1,154 (90.7%)	23 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	67.1	654^th of 2162 public high schools	69.8%		56.2	852^nd of 2159 public high schools	60.5%	198	12.9	35.1		18.6	33.3	32.0	29.4	75.8	36.2	23.3	22.2	21.7	23.2	22.5	$22,534	$4,535	$17,999
Burroughs High	Public	9-12	1920 Clark Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-6900	2,283	93	24.5	26.6%	775 (33.9%)	51 (2.2%)	1,067 (46.7%)	188 (8.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	190 (8.3%)	85.3	305^th of 2162 public high schools	85.9%		85.1	325^th of 2159 public high schools	84.9%	20		45.6	28.6	45.2				77.4	77.4				44.0	44.0	$51,569	$2,998	$48,571
Magnolia Park	Public	6-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-7650	33	3	10.7	45.5%	10 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (48.5%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (18.2%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about North Hollywood Senior High

What district is North Hollywood Senior High in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend North Hollywood Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,444 students attended North Hollywood Senior High.

What schools feed into North Hollywood Senior High?

North Hollywood Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burbank Boulevard Elementary
Elementary : Carpenter Community Charter
Elementary : Colfax Charter Elementary
Elementary : Fair Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Maurice Sendak Elementary
Elementary : Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary : Victory Boulevard Elementary
Middle : Walter Reed Middle

Is North Hollywood Senior High a good school?

North Hollywood Senior High ranks 385^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Hollywood Senior High?

Students at North Hollywood Senior High are 61% Hispanic, 21% White, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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