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Odyssey Continuation

Public Grades 9-12

1817^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 16% of California high schools

Summary

Odyssey Continuation is a small public high school in South Gate, California, serving about 100 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified school district, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school faces considerable difficulties, with very low graduation rates (49.3%), extremely high chronic absenteeism (71.5%), and critically low academic proficiency, including 0% of students testing proficient in mathematics. These metrics are significantly lower than those at nearby comprehensive high schools like Bell Senior High and South Gate Senior High. However, it's important to understand that Odyssey, as a continuation school, serves a uniquely high-needs population of students already at risk of not graduating, which provides essential context for its performance.

Despite these challenges, the school shows some recent signs of improvement, such as a rising statewide ranking and a notable increase in its graduation rate over the past two years. It also receives substantially more funding per student than most surrounding schools, which reflects the intensive resources required to support its students. Its performance is similar to that of another local continuation school, Simon Rodia Continuation, highlighting the systemic challenges of this educational model.

100

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,507

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8693 Dearborn Ave.
South Gate, CA 90280-2904

(323) 567-5536

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

African American:

1.0%

Asian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (49% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,817^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^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	14.6	1817 of 2162	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	2020 of 2159	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2005 of 2170	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1718 of 2123	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1178 of 1290	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1679 of 2133	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1521 of 2017	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	1622 of 2021	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	1500 of 2039	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	1580 of 1994	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	1299 of 2426	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	15.6	1788 of 2354	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.5	1587 of 2367	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.3	1521 of 2281	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.7	1132 of 2238	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.6	1431 of 2117	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.7	1388 of 2063	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.5	1456 of 1968	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	1493 of 1901	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.7	1477 of 1653	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1682 of 1906	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1745 of 1915	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1862 of 1915	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1639 of 1858	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1743 of 1833	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1581 of 1900	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1747 of 1902	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1774 of 1917	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1504 of 1861	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1431 of 1814	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1323 of 1742	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1680 of 2013	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1864 of 2026	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1884 of 2030	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1455 of 1943	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1079 of 1126	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1532 of 1937	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1415 of 1862	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1573 of 1942	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1860 of 1948	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1736 of 1963	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1557 of 1916	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	973 of 1122	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1404 of 1880	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1387 of 1834	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science2%-30 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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
Odyssey Continuation	Public	9-12	8693 Dearborn Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-5536	100	5	20.0	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	98 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	1817^th of 2162 public high schools	16.0%		10.8	2020^th of 2159 public high schools	6.4%	203		4.2	0.0	2.5				28.6	28.6				0.0	0.0	$30,507	$6,126	$24,381
South Gate Senior High	Public	9-12	3351 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5600	1,681	90	18.7	93.8%	30 (1.8%)	11 (0.7%)	1,627 (96.8%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	55.7	915^th of 2162 public high schools	57.7%		35.4	1358^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	443		23.3	12.0	22.5				54.5	54.5				32.8	32.8	$20,462	$4,472	$15,990
South East High	Public	9-12	2720 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3400	1,990	94	21.2	92.1%	31 (1.6%)	28 (1.4%)	1,924 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	51.6	1002^nd of 2162 public high schools	53.7%		39.4	1250^th of 2159 public high schools	42.1%	248		24.4		24.2				57.1	57.1				22.4	22.4	$18,832	$4,209	$14,623
Westbrook Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2340 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Westbrook Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-4928	409	24	17.0	83.4%	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.1%)	340 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48.5	1066^th of 2162 public high schools	50.7%		51.8	960^th of 2159 public high schools	55.5%	106	6.1	12.5		8.1	17.4	38.4	18.1	55.0	30.2	11.1	16.7	20.7	30.0	19.3	$27,242	$1,756	$25,486
Simon Rodia Continuation	Public	9-12	2701 Sequoia Dr.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-7140	89	7	13.6	97.8%	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	83 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%		15.5	1806^th of 2159 public high schools	16.4%	342				6.3				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$33,218	$7,554	$25,664
Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	7907 Santa Fe Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technical Academy High Dist	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 537-2060	565	23	24.4	95.8%	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75.8	481^st of 2162 public high schools	77.8%		67.1	613^th of 2159 public high schools	71.6%	132		38.6		37.8				74.5	74.5				33.8	33.8	$17,815	$1,614	$16,201
Jordan High	Public	9-12	2265 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-4100	797	50	16.0	97.9%	21 (2.6%)	142 (17.8%)	628 (78.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	50.3	1035^th of 2162 public high schools	52.1%		21.2	1674^th of 2159 public high schools	22.5%	639		21.3		20.5				55.3	55.3				24.8	24.8	$25,604	$4,739	$20,865
Bell Senior High	Public	9-12	4328 Bell Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 832-4700	2,088	101	20.6	91.4%	105 (5.0%)	7 (0.3%)	1,954 (93.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.7%)	63.8	723^rd of 2162 public high schools	66.6%		50.5	986^th of 2159 public high schools	54.3%	263		33.3	2.6	30.5				62.0	62.0				30.0	30.0	$20,447	$3,865	$16,582
Animo Pat Brown	Public, Charter	9-12	8205 Beach St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Animo Pat Brown District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-3312	617	30	20.2	96.8%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	609 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67.5	648^th of 2162 public high schools	70.0%		59.2	790^th of 2159 public high schools	63.4%	142		37.0		37.0				65.5	65.5				27.3	27.3	$27,990	$3,973	$24,017
Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	10720 Wilmington Ave.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technical Academy High Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 744-2122	474	24	19.5	92.8%	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.7%)	404 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	33.4	1415^th of 2162 public high schools	34.6%		37.8	1297^th of 2159 public high schools	39.9%	118		16.4		15.8				45.8	45.8				11.0	11.0	$19,165	$1,946	$17,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Odyssey Continuation

How many students attend Odyssey Continuation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended Odyssey Continuation.

What is the racial makeup of Odyssey Continuation?

Students at Odyssey Continuation are 98% Hispanic.

Is Odyssey Continuation a good school?

Odyssey Continuation ranks in the bottom 16.0% of California high schools.

What district is Odyssey Continuation in?

Los Angeles Unified

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