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Phoenix Continuation

Public Grades 9-12

1957^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 9% of California high schools

Summary

Phoenix Continuation is a small continuation high school in Los Angeles serving about 61 students in grades 9–12, providing a critical alternative for students who have struggled in traditional high school settings within the Los Angeles Unified district.

The school serves a student population with very high economic need and receives significant resources, spending over $37,000 per student, yet its academic proficiency rates are the lowest in the area, including 0% proficiency in mathematics. This creates a striking paradox, as the school maintains a strong graduation rate near 88%, successfully helping students complete credits, but these graduates may not be academically prepared for college or careers. In contrast, nearby comprehensive schools like Venice Senior High and Santa Monica High achieve much higher test scores and graduation rates, highlighting the extreme performance gap Phoenix faces.

Despite its academic challenges, Phoenix Continuation has achieved a remarkable success story by dramatically reducing chronic student absenteeism from over 80% to about 16% in just two years, now performing better than the district and state averages. This shows the school's effectiveness in engaging its at-risk students and providing critical support, even as it works to improve learning outcomes compared to other continuation schools like Olympic High (Continuation).

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,398

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12971 Zanja St.
Los Angeles, CA 90066-4175

(310) 306-8775

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

White:

9.8%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 37 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,957^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^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	11.2	1957 of 2162	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1785 of 2159	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1934 of 2170	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	2111 of 2133	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1658 of 2017	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	1738 of 2021	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	1481 of 2039	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	1629 of 1994	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	1600 of 2426	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.9	1235 of 2354	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.0	1498 of 2367	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.8	1588 of 2281	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	18.5	1854 of 2238	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	1279 of 2117	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.5	941 of 2063	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.8	783 of 1968	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	21.8	1331 of 1901	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.8	1017 of 1653	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1731 of 1906	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1757 of 1915	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1685 of 1900	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1603 of 1902	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1636 of 1917	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1793 of 1814	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1371 of 1742	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1762 of 2013	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1730 of 2026	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1776 of 2030	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1917 of 1937	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1440 of 1862	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1760 of 1942	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1592 of 1948	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1711 of 1963	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1864 of 1880	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1448 of 1834	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Phoenix Continuation

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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 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 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
Phoenix Continuation	Public	9-12	12971 Zanja St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 306-8775	61	3	20.4	98.4%	6 (9.8%)	5 (8.2%)	47 (77.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	11.2	1957^th of 2162 public high schools	9.5%		16.1	1785^th of 2159 public high schools	17.3%	172		5.6		4.8			16.7	16.7			0.0	0.0	$37,398	$5,631	$31,767
Venice Senior High	Public	9-12	13000 Venice Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 577-4200	2,293	108	21.2	64.7%	448 (19.5%)	267 (11.6%)	1,218 (53.1%)	161 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	196 (8.5%)	80.1	409^th of 2162 public high schools	81.1%		72.8	524^th of 2159 public high schools	75.7%	115		52.9	10.7	50.7			69.0	69.0			35.0	35.0	$17,943	$2,745	$15,198
James J. McBride Special Education Center	Public	6-12	3960 Centinela Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-0568	124	15	8.5	68.5%	17 (13.7%)	36 (29.0%)	63 (50.8%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)													$76,616	$9,556	$67,060
Animo Venice Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	820 Broadway St.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Animo Venice Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-8751	335	22	14.9	91.0%	11 (3.3%)	21 (6.3%)	297 (88.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	58.2	873^rd of 2162 public high schools	59.6%		44.7	1132^nd of 2159 public high schools	47.6%	259		36.4		35.4			61.3	61.3			16.9	16.9	$30,497	$2,544	$27,953
Olympic High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	721 Ocean Park Blvd.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-2494	30	4	7.5	83.3%	5 (16.7%)	2 (6.7%)	22 (73.3%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.2	1522^nd of 2162 public high schools	29.6%		8.4	2141^st of 2159 public high schools	0.8%	619				33.3			8.3	8.3			23.1	23.1
Magnolia Science Academy 4	Public, Charter	6-12	11330 West Graham Pl. B-9	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 473-2464	132	8	17.4	89.4%	7 (5.3%)	8 (6.1%)	113 (85.6%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	922^nd of 2162 public high schools	57.4%		47.9	1059^th of 2159 public high schools	50.9%	137	0.0	29.6		21.1	64.7	36.4	63.0	56.9	17.7	18.2	18.5	18.5	$24,887	$1,244	$23,643
Culver City High	Public	9-12	4401 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	2,012	103	19.6	25.2%	470 (23.4%)	286 (14.2%)	809 (40.2%)	214 (10.6%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	219 (10.9%)	82	382^nd of 2162 public high schools	82.3%		86.8	285^th of 2159 public high schools	86.8%	97		45.8	27.8	45.2			68.1	68.1			43.3	43.3	$18,946	$678	$18,268
Culver Park High	Public	10-12	4601 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-8886	40	3	16.0	40.0%	7 (17.5%)	6 (15.0%)	24 (60.0%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	14.5	1819^th of 2162 public high schools	15.9%		14.1	1849^th of 2159 public high schools	14.4%	30		11.8		14.3			6.7	6.7			6.3	6.3	$36,530	$434	$36,096
WESM Health/Sports Medicine	Public	9-12	7400 West Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 338-2400	589	39	15.2	84.4%	7 (1.2%)	444 (75.4%)	95 (16.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	23.8	1620^th of 2162 public high schools	25.1%		37.9	1293^rd of 2159 public high schools	40.1%	327		14.6	0.0	13.4			34.9	34.9			6.1	6.1	$29,699	$4,156	$25,543
Santa Monica High	Public	9-12	601 Pico Blvd.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 395-3204	2,588	130	19.8	35.4%	1,037 (40.1%)	189 (7.3%)	889 (34.4%)	191 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	266 (10.3%)	94.4	112^th of 2162 public high schools	94.8%		95.7	96^th of 2159 public high schools	95.6%	16		59.9	41.0	58.7			83.3	83.3			56.5	56.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix Continuation

How many students attend Phoenix Continuation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 61 students attended Phoenix Continuation.

What is the racial makeup of Phoenix Continuation?

Students at Phoenix Continuation are 77% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Phoenix Continuation in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Phoenix Continuation a good school?

Phoenix Continuation ranks in the bottom 9.5% of California high schools.

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