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Santee Education Complex

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Santee Education Complex ranks 1374 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 36% of California high schools

Summary

Santee Education Complex is a large public high school serving approximately 1,580 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in a high-poverty urban neighborhood.

The school occupies a middle position in its local educational landscape, performing significantly better than the lowest-ranked schools like Central High and Frida Kahlo High, but far below elite nearby options such as the Girls Academic Leadership Academy and Orthopaedic Hospital. Its key strength is a graduation rate consistently above 85%, which is higher than several neighboring schools. However, Santee faces serious challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 40% and very low proficiency in mathematics (13%) and science (15%), though its English Language Arts performance matches the state average.

Notably, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, and its academic results are generally lower than nearby charter schools like New Designs Charter and Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High, despite serving a similarly high-poverty population. This highlights a stark contrast in educational outcomes available to students within the same small geographic area.

1,582

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,359

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1921 South Maple Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90011-1036

(213) 763-1000

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Santee Education Complex:

Elementary:	Ascot Avenue Elementary
	Aurora Elementary
	Dolores Huerta Elementary
	Estrella Elementary
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	Forty-Ninth Street Elementary
	Harmony Elementary
	Hooper Avenue Elementary
	Hooper Avenue Primary Center
	Main Street Elementary
	Maple Primary Center
	Nevin Avenue Elementary
	Quincy Jones Elementary
	Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary
	Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy
	San Pedro Street Elementary
	Trinity Street Elementary
	Twentieth Street Elementary
	Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary
	Wadsworth Avenue Elementary
	West Vernon Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy
	John Adams Middle
	Los Angeles Academy Middle
	William Jefferson Clinton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

African American:

4.1%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,374^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^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	35.2	1374 of 2162	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1286 of 2159	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1176 of 2170	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1339 of 2123	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	787 of 1290	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	1091 of 2133	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	761 of 2017	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.8	980 of 2021	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	26.1	1429 of 2039	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.4	1243 of 1994	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.0	1543 of 2426	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	16.8	1737 of 2354	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	1805 of 2367	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	1844 of 2281	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	1901 of 2238	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	1706 of 2117	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	1693 of 2063	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.1	978 of 1968	50.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.2	358 of 521	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	447 of 522	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	242 of 592	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	335 of 582	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.1	438 of 1161	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	242 of 555	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	547 of 1117	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	449 of 1052	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.0	253 of 1085	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	30.7	805 of 1064	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.4	307 of 1044	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	139 of 467	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	287 of 941	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	291 of 938	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1333 of 1906	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1111 of 1915	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	955 of 1915	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	1284 of 1858	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	630 of 1054	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	834 of 1833	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	793 of 1760	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1122 of 1900	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	981 of 1902	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	857 of 1917	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1062 of 1861	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	786 of 1814	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	449 of 1742	74.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	103 of 328	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1226 of 2013	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	1076 of 2026	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	941 of 2030	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	1111 of 1943	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	636 of 1126	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	804 of 1937	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	500 of 1862	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1199 of 1942	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1272 of 1948	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1263 of 1963	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1196 of 1916	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	823 of 1122	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1059 of 1880	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.8	654 of 1834	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	742 of 1252	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	586 of 1216	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	864 of 1197	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+36 vs school

Homeless (2024)69th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

African American (2023)31st percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 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 8th 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
Santee Education Complex	Public	9-12	1921 South Maple Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1000	1,582	80	19.8	93.4%	18 (1.1%)	65 (4.1%)	1,484 (93.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	35.2	1374^th of 2162 public high schools	36.4%		38.4	1286^th of 2159 public high schools	40.4%	88		15.5	0.0	14.7				48.8	48.8				13.0	13.0	$23,359	$4,587	$18,772
Frida Kahlo High	Public	9-12	1924 South Los Angeles St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1090	92	6	16.7	98.9%	2 (2.2%)	7 (7.6%)	82 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	9	2070^th of 2162 public high schools	4.3%		12.9	1896^th of 2159 public high schools	12.2%	174		0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0				3.2	3.2	$22,279	$4,782	$17,497
Early College Academy-LA Trade Technical College	Public	9-12	400 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-3685	272	13	21.5	93.8%	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	248 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	79.5	417^th of 2162 public high schools	80.7%		64.9	653^rd of 2159 public high schools	69.8%	236		56.5		56.5				69.6	69.6				30.4	30.4	$20,045	$3,458	$16,587
Orthopaedic Hospital	Public	9-12	300 West 23rd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-2088	653	36	18.1	93.1%	14 (2.1%)	9 (1.4%)	596 (91.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	82.3	375^th of 2162 public high schools	82.7%		74.1	503^rd of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	128		57.5		56.9				79.4	79.4				29.8	29.8	$20,793	$3,605	$17,188
Central High	Public	9-12	716 East 14th St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-1901	242	19	12.6	93.4%	5 (2.1%)	16 (6.6%)	214 (88.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	14.9	1810^th of 2162 public high schools	16.3%		10	2074^th of 2159 public high schools	3.9%	264		8.8	8.7	8.8				10.6	10.6				6.4	6.4	$27,518	$4,087	$23,431
Tri-C Community Day	Public	7-12	716 East 14th St. Second Fl.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-1901	231	17	13.9	96.1%	3 (1.3%)	18 (7.8%)	206 (89.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14.4	1823^rd of 2162 public high schools	15.7%		14.1	1848^th of 2159 public high schools	14.4%	25		6.1	4.6	5.5				17.2	17.2				5.5	5.5	$24,629	$3,381	$21,248
New Designs Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	2303 South Figueroa Way	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-9084	784	19	41.8	80.4%	15 (1.9%)	66 (8.4%)	624 (79.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.9%)	73.2	533^rd of 2162 public high schools	75.3%		75.5	477^th of 2159 public high schools	77.9%	56	15.3	31.6		23.4	23.9	28.5	27.1	68.4	37.7	10.9	9.5	7.6	41.4	17.7	$21,050	$1,908	$19,142
Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High	Public, Charter	9-12	644 West 17th St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 342-2870	456	24	18.7	94.7%	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	89	218^th of 2162 public high schools	89.9%		75	481^st of 2159 public high schools	77.7%	263		53.0		52.5				77.2	77.2				46.6	46.6	$19,859	$2,676	$17,183
Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM	Public	6-12	2328 Saint James Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-4533	720	36	20.0	56.7%	221 (30.7%)	93 (12.9%)	205 (28.5%)	96 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (14.4%)	97	56^th of 2162 public high schools	97.4%		98.2	39^th of 2159 public high schools	98.2%	17	64.9	67.1		65.7	91.3	89.3	88.6	87.3	89.2	61.5	62.1	64.9	64.6	63.3	$17,568	$2,071	$15,497
Animo Jackie Robinson High	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Animo Jackie Robinson High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-5800	607	31	19.3	95.6%	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.2%)	550 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	58.5	862^nd of 2162 public high schools	60.1%		49.1	1022^nd of 2159 public high schools	52.7%	160		26.9		26.5				64.4	64.4				24.8	24.8	$26,860	$4,594	$22,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Santee Education Complex

What district is Santee Education Complex in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Santee Education Complex a good school?

Santee Education Complex ranks 1374^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Santee Education Complex?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,582 students attended Santee Education Complex.

What is the racial makeup of Santee Education Complex?

Students at Santee Education Complex are 94% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White.

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