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George Washington Preparatory High

Public Grades 9-12

1627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 25% of California high schools

Summary

George Washington Preparatory High is a public high school serving 738 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district, located in a high-needs area of South Los Angeles where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, where nearly half of students miss a substantial amount of school, and with academic proficiency rates in core subjects like English and math that are dramatically lower than those at nearby schools such as Middle College High and Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High, despite serving similar student populations. Its graduation rate is below average, and its dropout rate is more than double the state average, placing it in the bottom quartile of California high schools.

Despite these struggles, the school has shown recent signs of modest improvement in its state ranking and graduation rate, and it spends more per student than many surrounding schools. The stark performance differences with other local options, including several charter schools like Stella High Charter Academy, highlight that factors like school culture and instructional approach can lead to very different outcomes even in the same community.

738

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,751

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10860 South Denker Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047-4622

(323) 418-4000

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for George Washington Preparatory High:

Elementary:	Century Park Elementary
	Cimarron Avenue Elementary
	La Salle Avenue Elementary
	Manhattan Place Elementary
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	Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary
	Raymond Avenue Elementary
	West Athens Elementary
	Woodcrest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.8%

African American:

34.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (79% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,627^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^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	23.6	1627 of 2162	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1747 of 2159	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2049 of 2170	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1898 of 2123	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1053 of 1290	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1600 of 2133	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1530 of 2017	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	1492 of 2021	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	1526 of 2039	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	1415 of 1994	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	1873 of 2426	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	1858 of 2354	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	1889 of 2367	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	1862 of 2281	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.4	1904 of 2238	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.6	1727 of 2117	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	1705 of 2063	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	1651 of 1968	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	1588 of 1901	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.9	1528 of 1653	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	360 of 523	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	393 of 517	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	481 of 521	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	446 of 522	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	433 of 592	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	430 of 582	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	905 of 1161	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1016 of 1117	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	835 of 1052	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	515 of 1085	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	875 of 1044	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	397 of 941	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	610 of 938	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1470 of 1906	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1593 of 1915	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1798 of 1915	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1657 of 1858	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	960 of 1054	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1468 of 1833	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1436 of 1760	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1371 of 1900	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1536 of 1902	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1750 of 1917	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1685 of 1861	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1301 of 1814	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1354 of 1742	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	190 of 410	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	231 of 328	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1468 of 2013	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1637 of 2026	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1897 of 2030	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1704 of 1943	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	908 of 1126	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1403 of 1937	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1390 of 1862	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1506 of 1942	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1621 of 1948	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1872 of 1963	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1804 of 1916	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	901 of 1122	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1451 of 1880	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1400 of 1834	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	529 of 577	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	815 of 1252	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1129 of 1216	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1120 of 1197	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)54th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy20%-29 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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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 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
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
Boys Academic Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1511 West 110th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 820-6231	69	7	10.5	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	52 (75.4%)	15 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)	0.0				8.0	47.1	9.1	16.7		26.9	29.4	9.1	11.1		17.3	$56,331	$8,877	$47,454
Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1541 West 110th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-4130	43	3	14.0	100.0%	1 (2.3%)	17 (39.5%)	24 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	17.3	1739^th of 2162 public high schools	19.6%		12.1	1944^th of 2159 public high schools	10.0%	205					18.2				21.4	21.4				7.7	7.7	$42,777	$8,587	$34,190
TEACH Technical Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	10616 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Technical Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0707	363	19	18.8	91.2%	4 (1.1%)	113 (31.1%)	244 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	31.2	1464^th of 2162 public high schools	32.3%		35.8	1343^rd of 2159 public high schools	37.8%	121				6.6	6.6				47.7	47.7				8.1	8.1	$22,261	$1,909	$20,352
Animo South Los Angeles Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	11130 Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Animo South Los Angeles Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 779-0544	585	30	19.7	96.4%	2 (0.3%)	103 (17.6%)	470 (80.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	54.7	937^th of 2162 public high schools	56.7%		43.8	1154^th of 2159 public high schools	46.5%	217			27.8		27.0				61.5	61.5				20.1	20.1	$28,416	$3,149	$25,267
Stella High Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1600 W. Imperial Hwy.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Stella High Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 789-8337	555	27	20.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	96 (17.3%)	447 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	55.6	918^th of 2162 public high schools	57.5%		53.3	927^th of 2159 public high schools	57.1%	9			28.3		28.3				60.5	60.5				21.7	21.7	$22,978	$1,616	$21,362
Middle College High	Public	9-12	1600 Imperial Hwy Bldg. 16	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-4700	361	17	21.5	88.6%	4 (1.1%)	83 (23.0%)	265 (73.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	96.5	69^th of 2162 public high schools	96.8%		91.5	189^th of 2159 public high schools	91.2%	120			58.7		58.7				90.2	90.2				69.6	69.6	$20,640	$3,554	$17,086
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
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
Animo City of Champions Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	9330 South Eighth Ave.	Inglewood	90305	Los Angeles County	Animo City of Champions Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	299	19	15.5	88.3%	2 (0.7%)	123 (41.1%)	167 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	27.4	1545^th of 2162 public high schools	28.5%		34.2	1390^th of 2159 public high schools	35.6%	155			12.3		13.6				45.6	45.6				3.5	3.5	$28,159	$1,906	$26,253

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Preparatory High

Is George Washington Preparatory High a good school?

George Washington Preparatory High ranks in the bottom 24.7% of California high schools.

What schools feed into George Washington Preparatory High?

George Washington Preparatory High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Century Park Elementary
Elementary : Cimarron Avenue Elementary
Elementary : La Salle Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Manhattan Place Elementary
Elementary : Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary
Elementary : Raymond Avenue Elementary
Elementary : West Athens Elementary
Elementary : Woodcrest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Preparatory High?

Students at George Washington Preparatory High are 60% Hispanic, 34% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is George Washington Preparatory High in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend George Washington Preparatory High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended George Washington Preparatory High.

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