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Boyle Heights Continuation

Public Grades 9-12

1837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 14% of California high schools

Summary

Boyle Heights Continuation is a small high school in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, serving grades 9–12, with 34 students reported. In 2025–26, proficiency was 0% in English language arts (ELA), 11% in math and 5% in science; the graduation rate was 53% and chronic absenteeism was 80%. The most important finding is that the school faces serious challenges across achievement, graduation and attendance, with every measure well behind district and state benchmarks.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while ELA is its weakest. Against state results, Boyle Heights was 27 points lower in math, 31 points lower in science and 49 points lower in ELA; it was also below Los Angeles Unified in all three subjects. Among six nearby district schools with reportable results, Boyle Heights was lowest in ELA and science, and in math it was just above Metropolitan Continuation. The six-school averages were 55% in ELA, 28% in math and 26% in science, compared with Boyle Heights’ 0%, 11% and 5%. Its 2025–26 graduation rate was 37 points below the district and 35 below the state; absenteeism was 57 points above the district and 62 above the state.

Results over time are mixed: math rose from 5% in 2022–23 to 11% in 2025–26, while ELA fell from 20% to 0%; science increased from 0% to 5%. The state gap in ELA widened by 23 points over those reported years. SchoolDigger ranked the school in the 14th percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, the lowest percentile among nearby schools with a ranking. Its student-teacher ratio was 11.3 in 2024–25, and 97% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well it serves Low Socio Economic Status students fell from the 18th percentile in 2022–23 to the 6th in 2025–26, while the overall percentile moved from 16 to 14. Results for some years and grade-level groups were not reported.

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,441

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

544 South Mathews St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033-4348

(323) 264-8070

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

2.9%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (53% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,837^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

133^rd of 151High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	12.1	1837 of 2135	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1863 of 2159	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1827 of 2170	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1688 of 2123	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1711 of 2133	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1856 of 2017	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	1991 of 2021	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	1850 of 2039	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	1571 of 1994	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	1662 of 2426	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	8.8	2055 of 2354	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	1541 of 2367	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.2	1159 of 2281	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.9	1230 of 2238	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	13.6	1806 of 2117	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.4	915 of 2063	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.0	922 of 1968	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	23.7	1252 of 1901	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.1	1314 of 1653	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	8.6	1877 of 1915	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	1599 of 1880	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1637 of 1902	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1592 of 1917	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1492 of 1861	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1461 of 1814	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1577 of 1742	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	1875 of 1997	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1740 of 2026	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1664 of 2030	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1563 of 1937	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1640 of 1862	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	10.8	1627 of 1834	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2018)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2023)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

Science5%-31 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Boyle Heights Continuation	Public	9-12	544 South Mathews St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 264-8070	34	3	11.3	97.1%	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	1837^th of 2135 public high schools	14.0%					(n/a)		6.3		4.8			0.0	0.0			11.1	11.1	$45,441	$5,437	$40,004
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Public	9-12	2530 East 4th St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6500	1,678	86	19.4	96.3%	41 (2.4%)	13 (0.8%)	1,617 (96.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	42.8	1199^th of 2135 public high schools	43.8%		41.4	1227^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%	28		15.6	9.1	15.4			51.9	51.9			26.5	26.5	$23,093	$2,687	$20,406
Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	2530 East 4th St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6500	534	29	18.1	90.3%	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (95.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80.8	385^th of 2135 public high schools	82.0%		88.2	239^th of 2162 public high schools	88.9%	146		41.8		41.8			81.5	81.5			43.7	43.7	$19,433	$1,563	$17,870
Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1114 South Lorena St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-1259	515	28	18.4	95.5%	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	494 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	49.6	1041^st of 2135 public high schools	51.2%		41	1239^th of 2162 public high schools	42.7%	198		39.4		39.1			44.7	44.7			20.2	20.2
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Public	9-12	1200 Plaza Del Sol	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5400	694	40	17.5	94.5%	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.2%)	670 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42.4	1212^th of 2135 public high schools	43.2%		44.8	1144^th of 2162 public high schools	47.1%	68		23.6	16.7	22.9			43.0	43.0			26.4	26.4	$26,719	$2,954	$23,765
Ramona Opportunity High	Public	7-12	231 South Alma Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-7600	13	2	6.5	92.3%	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Equitas Collegiate High	Public, Charter	9-12	2501 W. 7th St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Equitas Collegiate High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5936	141	12	11.3	97.2%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	135 (95.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.9	1504^th of 2135 public high schools	29.6%		39.4	1277^th of 2162 public high schools	40.9%	227			16.7	16.7			36.4	36.4			4.6	4.6	$27,879	$1,201	$26,678
Metropolitan Continuation	Public	9-12	727 South Wilson St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 623-4272	62	4	15.7	—	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1686^th of 2135 public high schools	21.0%		17.3	1737^th of 2162 public high schools	19.7%	51		11.8	0.0	7.1			26.3	26.3			10.5	10.5	$43,716	$4,801	$38,915
Alliance Morgan McKinzie High	Public, Charter	9-12	110 South Townsend Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 526-8198	450	24	18.8	95.8%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	444 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	71.7	584^th of 2135 public high schools	72.6%		70	601^st of 2162 public high schools	72.2%	17		36.8		37.0			62.7	62.7			44.8	44.8	$19,895	$1,427	$18,468
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1200 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 227-4400	1,497	73	20.4	81.2%	39 (2.6%)	26 (1.7%)	1,250 (83.5%)	137 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (2.9%)	82.2	356^th of 2135 public high schools	83.3%		82.1	380^th of 2162 public high schools	82.4%	24		43.2		43.2			81.5	81.5			45.1	45.1	$22,197	$2,375	$19,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Boyle Heights Continuation

Is Boyle Heights Continuation a good school?

Boyle Heights Continuation ranks in the bottom 14.0% of California high schools.

How many students attend Boyle Heights Continuation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 34 students attended Boyle Heights Continuation.

What is the racial makeup of Boyle Heights Continuation?

Students at Boyle Heights Continuation are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American.

What district is Boyle Heights Continuation in?

Los Angeles Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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