Is Downtown Business High a good school?

Yes. Downtown Business High ranks in the top 7.2% of California high schools.

How many students attend Downtown Business High?

In the 2021-22 school year, 903 students attended Downtown Business High.

What is the racial makeup of Downtown Business High?

Students at Downtown Business High are 59% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 4% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Downtown Business High School in Los Angeles CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Downtown Business High ranks better than 92.8% of high schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 148 ranked high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.03. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.9%), Asian (32.4%), African American (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Downtown Business High is 18.4, which is the 80^th best among 148 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Downtown Business High employs 49 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Downtown Business High is $10,017. 137 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Downtown Business High:

SchoolDigger ranks Downtown Business High 152^nd of 2123 California public high schools. (See Downtown Business High in the ranking list.)

Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 900^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Downtown Business High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.94	1045^th	1653	36.8%
2005	32.16	989^th	1901	48.0%
2006	38.64	871^st	1968	55.7%
2007	43.24	797^th	2063	61.4%
2008	51.92	633^rd	2117	70.1%
2009	52.53	670^th	2238	70.1%
2010	52.61	688^th	2281	69.8%
2011	60.68	494^th	2367	79.1%
2012	62.00	493^rd	2354	79.1%
2013	61.82	491^st	2426	79.8%
2015	93.99	100^th	1994	95.0%
2016	93.82	101^st	2039	95.0%
2017	98.16	11^th	2021	99.5%
2018	97.37	39^th	2017	98.1%
2019	81.61	332^nd	2133	84.4%
2021	93.98	70^th	1290	94.6%
2022	93.03	152^nd	2123	92.8%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

TOO CROWDED SCHOOL FOR TOO MANY STUDENTS,IT SHOULD NOT BE BE TAG AS MAGNET I WOULD NOT SUGGEST AS A GOOD OPTION:-( Close Quote

Enrollment information for Downtown Business High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	65	366	59	249	2	n/a	n/a	0	741
1989	64	351	81	247	2	n/a	n/a	0	745
1990	54	321	107	283	4	n/a	n/a	0	769
1991	50	279	109	314	4	n/a	n/a	0	756
1992	48	268	143	345	4	n/a	n/a	0	808
1993	44	231	154	391	5	n/a	n/a	0	825
1994	63	240	169	374	4	n/a	n/a	0	850
1995	101	180	212	411	5	n/a	n/a	0	909
1996	101	180	212	411	5	n/a	n/a	0	909
1997	101	174	246	395	6	n/a	n/a	0	922
1998	93	145	241	420	4	n/a	n/a	0	903
1999	72	142	249	435	6	n/a	n/a	0	904
2000	58	148	267	437	5	n/a	n/a	0	915
2001	52	180	264	519	2	n/a	n/a	0	1017
2002	40	167	220	621	1	n/a	n/a	0	1049
2003	40	167	220	621	1	n/a	n/a	0	1049
2004	22	156	194	683	1	n/a	n/a	0	1056
2005	22	156	194	683	1	n/a	n/a	0	1056
2006	7	128	176	733	4	n/a	n/a	0	1048
2007	13	114	157	744	2	n/a	n/a	10	1040
2008	11	116	157	717	2	n/a	n/a	0	1003
2009	17	98	175	720	1	0	10	0	1021
2010	19	96	172	660	1	0	14	0	962
2011	16	96	263	665	0	2	1	0	1043
2012	20	76	300	653	1	2	0	0	1052
2013	26	67	343	607	3	0	1	0	1047
2014	23	58	370	589	4	2	0	0	1046
2015	25	54	335	626	3	4	13	0	1060
2016	23	59	324	611	2	7	5	0	1031
2017	30	70	323	596	1	8	6	0	1034
2018	31	66	324	592	2	6	14	0	1035
2019	46	66	339	581	2	2	1	0	1037
2020	30	58	354	583	1	3	18	0	1047
2021	28	55	344	593	0	5	18	0	1043
2022	20	36	293	532	0	7	15	0	903

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Downtown Business High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	741	32.3	22.9	n/a
1989	745	29.7	25.0	n/a
1990	769	31.6	24.3	n/a
1991	756	30.8	24.5	n/a
1992	808	31.3	25.8	55.4
1993	825	34.6	23.8	45
1994	850	34.6	24.6	54.6
1995	909	37.8	24.0	70
1996	909	37.8	24.0	70
1997	922	38.5	23.9	50.7
1998	903	38.7	23.3	70
1999	904	39.6	22.8	67.1
2000	915	41.0	22.3	68.9
2001	1017	45.0	22.6	69.4
2002	1049	43.1	24.3	71.8
2003	1049	43.1	24.3	71.8
2004	1056	44.1	23.9	70.4
2005	1056	43.3	24.4	78.9
2006	1048	41.8	25.1	86.5
2007	1040	43.9	23.7	78.2
2008	1003	55.0	18.2	70.5
2009	1021	45.1	18.1	71
2010	962	40.4	23.8	48.8
2011	1043	n/a	n/a	83.6
2012	1052	41.5	25.3	n/a
2013	1047	37.5	27.9	35.1
2014	1046	38.3	27.2	75.6
2015	1060	41.0	25.8	83.7
2016	1031	44.0	23.4	80.8
2017	1034	45.0	22.9	75.1
2018	1035	47.3	21.8	81.8
2019	1037	44.8	23.1	78.6
2020	1047	n/a	n/a	80.9
2021	1043	48.5	21.5	82.1
2022	903	49.0	18.4	84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Downtown Business High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	741	32.3	22.9	n/a
1989	745	29.7	25.0	n/a
1990	769	31.6	24.3	n/a
1991	756	30.8	24.5	n/a
1992	808	31.3	25.8	55.4
1993	825	34.6	23.8	45
1994	850	34.6	24.6	54.6
1995	909	37.8	24.0	70
1996	909	37.8	24.0	70
1997	922	38.5	23.9	50.7
1998	903	38.7	23.3	70
1999	904	39.6	22.8	67.1
2000	915	41.0	22.3	68.9
2001	1017	45.0	22.6	69.4
2002	1049	43.1	24.3	71.8
2003	1049	43.1	24.3	71.8
2004	1056	44.1	23.9	70.4
2005	1056	43.3	24.4	78.9
2006	1048	41.8	25.1	86.5
2007	1040	43.9	23.7	78.2
2008	1003	55.0	18.2	70.5
2009	1021	45.1	18.1	71
2010	962	40.4	23.8	48.8
2011	1043	n/a	n/a	83.6
2012	1052	41.5	25.3	n/a
2013	1047	37.5	27.9	35.1
2014	1046	38.3	27.2	75.6
2015	1060	41.0	25.8	83.7
2016	1031	44.0	23.4	80.8
2017	1034	45.0	22.9	75.1
2018	1035	47.3	21.8	81.8
2019	1037	44.8	23.1	78.6
2020	1047	n/a	n/a	80.9
2021	1043	48.5	21.5	82.1
2022	903	49.0	18.4	84.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Downtown Business High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$10,017

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Downtown Business High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 332^nd of 2133 High schools	Ranks 152^nd of 2123 High schools	8.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Downtown Business High)	81.6	88.7	7%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)	51.7	47.1	4.6%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	54.8	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Downtown Business High)	68.8	58.1	10.6%
11th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)	25.3	18.9	6.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27	5.3%
11th Grade Science (Downtown Business High)	56.1	56	0.2%
11th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)	22.1	20.9	1.2%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	30.8	0.4%
12th Grade Science (Downtown Business High)	16.7	40.2	23.5%
12th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)	8.2	16.6	8.5%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1037	1043	0.6%
African American	66	55	16.7%
American Indian	2	0	100%
Asian	339	344	1.5%
Hispanic	581	593	2.1%
Pacific Islander	2	5	150%
White	46	28	39.1%
Two or More Races	1	18	1700%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	78.6%	82.1%	3.5%

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