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Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy

Public Grades 9-12

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 99% of California high schools

Summary

Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy is a standout 9-12 grade public high school in Wilmington, CA, serving 452 students within the Los Angeles Unified School District, and it consistently ranks among the very best schools in the entire state.

The school achieves exceptional results for all its students, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science that are more than double the district and state averages, a near-perfect graduation rate, and almost no chronic absenteeism. This excellence is particularly notable because the school serves a high-need population and spends less per student than many neighboring high schools like Carson Senior High. When compared to nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Phineas Banning Senior High, Harbor TPA's academic performance is dramatically higher, demonstrating a powerful model for student success.

Harbor TPA's success as a specialized teacher preparation academy shows that a strong school culture and effective instruction can lead to transformative outcomes. Its decade-long record of being ranked in the state's top percentile stands in sharp contrast to the challenges faced by other local schools, including continuation schools like Eagle Tree Continuation, which have much higher funding but significantly lower achievement. For parents, this school represents a proven and consistent environment where students are supported to excel academically and graduate prepared for their futures.

452

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,826

Per pupil spending ?

65.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 Figueroa Pl.
Wilmington, CA 90744-2311

(310) 834-3932

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

Asian:

27.4%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg39%

California avg41%

15^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	99.0	15 of 2162	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	8 of 2159	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	10 of 2170	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	13 of 2123	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	16 of 1290	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	16 of 2133	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	17 of 2017	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	17 of 2021	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.8	21 of 2039	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	97.1	32 of 1994	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.6	89 of 2426	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	84.0	91 of 2354	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	85.1	74 of 2367	96.9%	★★★★★
2010	89.1	42 of 2281	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	69.3	266 of 2238	88.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	166 of 2117	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	63.4	382 of 2063	81.5%	★★★★☆
2006	90.6	24 of 1968	98.8%	★★★★★
2005	90.2	25 of 1901	98.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 523	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 517	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	1 of 522	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 592	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	3 of 582	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.5	4 of 573	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	10 of 581	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	11 of 1906	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	4 of 1915	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	13 of 1915	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	9 of 1858	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	37 of 1054	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	14 of 1833	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	12 of 1760	99.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	9 of 1900	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	5 of 1902	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	6 of 1917	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	5 of 1861	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	14 of 1814	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	8 of 1742	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	9 of 2013	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	8 of 2026	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	9 of 2030	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	6 of 1943	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	9 of 1126	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	10 of 1937	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	12 of 1862	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	12 of 1942	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	12 of 1948	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	10 of 1963	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	12 of 1916	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	11 of 1122	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	16 of 1880	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	40 of 1834	97.8%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy98%+49 vs state

Mathematics79%+41 vs state

Science74%+42 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Public	9-12	1111 Figueroa Pl.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-3932	452	18	25.0	65.5%	11 (2.4%)	55 (12.2%)	237 (52.4%)	124 (27.4%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.8%)	99	15^th of 2162 public high schools	99.3%		99.4	8^th of 2159 public high schools	99.6%	7	75.0		74.3	98.2	98.2	78.7	78.7	$17,826	$2,202	$15,624
Dan M. Issacs Avalon High	Public	9-12	1425 North Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 549-2112	48	3	15.6	100.0%	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	43 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	14	1839^th of 2162 public high schools	14.9%		8.8	2130^th of 2159 public high schools	1.3%	291	9.1	0.0	4.2	13.3	13.3	6.7	6.7	$32,736	$5,888	$26,848
William J. Johnston Community Day	Public	7-12	2210 Taper Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-0376	57	7	8.0	96.5%	3 (5.3%)	10 (17.5%)	41 (71.9%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	7.1	2142^nd of 2162 public high schools	0.9%		8.8	2128^th of 2159 public high schools	1.4%	14	0.0		0.0	0.0	6.1	0.0	6.1	$52,016	$9,459	$42,557
Phineas Banning Senior High	Public	9-12	1527 Lakme Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-3700	2,422	139	17.4	91.5%	47 (1.9%)	40 (1.7%)	2,277 (94.0%)	28 (1.2%)	1 (0.0%)	18 (0.7%)	11 (0.5%)	53.5	962^nd of 2162 public high schools	55.5%		43	1169^th of 2159 public high schools	45.9%	207	30.5	3.1	28.9	51.0	51.0	24.7	24.7	$19,549	$3,307	$16,242
George S. Patton Continuation	Public	9-12	24514 South Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4740	37	3	12.0	94.6%	1 (2.7%)	10 (27.0%)	23 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)								(n/a)			6.7					$48,847	$7,392	$41,455
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High	Public	9-12	24300 Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-7100	1,549	80	19.3	84.0%	47 (3.0%)	283 (18.3%)	1,067 (68.9%)	87 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.7%)	39 (2.5%)	54	950^th of 2162 public high schools	56.1%		60.5	756^th of 2159 public high schools	65.0%	194	21.7	16.7	21.6	56.9	56.9	28.7	28.7	$21,603	$4,633	$16,970
Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles	Public	9-12	24300 South Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4300	296	19	15.3	80.7%	19 (6.4%)	59 (19.9%)	190 (64.2%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	9 (3.0%)	64.3	700^th of 2162 public high schools	67.6%		48.4	1047^th of 2159 public high schools	51.5%	347	26.2		25.0	59.0	59.0	39.3	39.3	$22,326	$3,664	$18,662
Eagle Tree Continuation	Public	9-12	22628 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 549-0970	18	2	9.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)	13 (72.2%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.9	2023^rd of 2162 public high schools	6.4%					(n/a)				14.3	14.3	0.0	0.0	$57,423	$12,201	$45,222
Carson Senior High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6000	1,407	76	18.5	87.7%	47 (3.3%)	238 (16.9%)	808 (57.4%)	203 (14.4%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (2.8%)	67 (4.8%)	66	673^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.9%		49.6	1004^th of 2159 public high schools	53.5%	331	30.0		30.3	63.3	63.3	33.8	33.8	$21,297	$3,813	$17,484
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1455	474	26	18.4	77.8%	17 (3.6%)	53 (11.2%)	291 (61.4%)	65 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.8%)	14 (3.0%)	49	1060^th of 2162 public high schools	51.0%		49.6	1008^th of 2159 public high schools	53.3%	52	25.2		25.2	59.2	59.2	15.8	15.8	$18,461	$2,449	$16,012

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy

How many students attend Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy?

Students at Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy are 52% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy a good school?

Yes! Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 2162 California high schools.

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