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Los Angeles High School of the Arts

Q: Is Los Angeles High School of the Arts a good school?

Los Angeles High School of the Arts ranks 1411 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1411^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 35% of California high schools

Summary

Los Angeles High School of the Arts (LAHSA) is a public high school serving 431 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified school district, located in an area with many educational options.

Academically, LAHSA has a 2-star rating and ranks in the 35th percentile statewide, showing a recent decline in performance, with mathematics proficiency being a particular challenge at 18.68%. However, the school excels in its 91.5% graduation rate, which is higher than both district and state averages. A significant concern is chronic absenteeism, at 28.5%, which is higher than the state average. The school shows notable strengths in supporting English Language Learners but has considerable room for improvement in serving its Special Education students.

When compared to nearby schools, LAHSA's academic performance is generally lower than several local charter schools like Alliance Gertz-Ressler and Rise Kohyang High, which have higher test scores and lower absenteeism. Interestingly, LAHSA shares its campus with the higher-performing School for the Visual Arts and Humanities, suggesting different educational approaches at the same location. The school's per-student spending is moderate, and there is no clear link between higher spending and better results among the area's schools.

431

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,059

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 South Catalina St.
Los Angeles, CA 90005-1943

(213) 480-4600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Los Angeles High School of the Arts:

Elementary:	Ambassador School-Global Education
	Cahuenga Elementary
	Charles H. Kim Elementary
	Hobart Boulevard Elementary
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	Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center
Middle:	Young Oak Kim Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.6%

Asian:

8.4%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,411^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st 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	33.6	1411 of 2162	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1172 of 2159	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1498 of 2170	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1386 of 2123	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	877 of 1290	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1502 of 2133	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1132 of 2017	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	1117 of 2021	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.0	1403 of 2039	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.0	852 of 1994	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.3	1052 of 2426	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.5	871 of 2354	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	33.1	1230 of 2367	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.5	1317 of 2281	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.9	551 of 2238	75.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	1.3	571 of 581	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	1085 of 1161	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1060 of 1117	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	878 of 1052	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	267 of 1085	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.6	646 of 1064	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	164 of 1044	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	28.6	805 of 941	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	536 of 938	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	1204 of 1906	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	869 of 1915	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.1	1313 of 1915	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1266 of 1858	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	901 of 1054	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1461 of 1833	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.2	854 of 1760	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1245 of 1900	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1057 of 1902	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1296 of 1917	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1284 of 1861	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1266 of 1814	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	954 of 1742	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	1197 of 2013	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	973 of 2026	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	1336 of 2030	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1268 of 1943	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	771 of 1126	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1342 of 1937	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	928 of 1862	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1394 of 1942	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1402 of 1948	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1450 of 1963	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1294 of 1916	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	698 of 1122	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1284 of 1880	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1249 of 1834	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1200 of 1252	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	891 of 1216	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2018)2nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Los Angeles High School of the Arts

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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
Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Public	9-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4600	431	25	17.4	96.1%	10 (2.3%)	13 (3.0%)	369 (85.6%)	36 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.6	1411^th of 2162 public high schools	34.7%		43	1172^nd of 2159 public high schools	45.7%	239		14.4		14.6				39.6	39.6				18.7	18.7	$21,059	$4,587	$16,472
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities	Public	9-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4700	512	29	17.6	96.7%	7 (1.4%)	10 (2.0%)	458 (89.5%)	33 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	62.4	749^th of 2162 public high schools	65.4%		51.1	980^th of 2159 public high schools	54.6%	231		30.3		30.3				59.5	59.5				30.6	30.6	$18,977	$3,573	$15,404
Ambassador-Global Leadership	Public	6-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4540	472	30	15.8	97.7%	14 (3.0%)	14 (3.0%)	391 (82.8%)	36 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	26.3	1564^th of 2162 public high schools	27.7%		22.8	1636^th of 2159 public high schools	24.2%	72	6.8	10.5		8.2	23.7	27.9	26.7	29.8	26.9	15.0	39.5	46.0	17.5	29.9	$20,032	$3,694	$16,338
Rise Kohyang High	Public, Charter	9-12	111 South Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 284-2553	470	25	18.6	89.4%	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	339 (72.1%)	103 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	71.2	574^th of 2162 public high schools	73.5%		73.3	517^th of 2159 public high schools	76.1%	57			34.3	33.0				63.5	63.5				27.8	27.8	$21,509	$1,136	$20,373
Central City Value	Public, Charter	9-12	221 North Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Central City Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 471-4686	477	23	20.3	84.7%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	453 (95.0%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	67.6	646^th of 2162 public high schools	70.1%		79.2	423^rd of 2159 public high schools	80.4%	223		33.3	4.8	26.1				68.2	68.2				33.6	33.6	$20,333	$2,376	$17,957
New Village Girls Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	147 North Occidental Blvd.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	New Village Girls Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 385-4015	86	8	10.6	96.5%	2 (2.3%)	8 (9.3%)	73 (84.9%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1571^st of 2162 public high schools	27.3%		10	2071^st of 2159 public high schools	4.1%	500			0.0	0.0				35.0	35.0				15.0	15.0	$40,517	$3,863	$36,654
University Preparatory Value High	Public, Charter	9-12	1929 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	University Preparatory Value High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 382-1223	493	26	19.1	91.7%	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	474 (96.1%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	52.3	985^th of 2162 public high schools	54.4%		54.2	902^nd of 2159 public high schools	58.2%	83		24.6	14.0	19.4				59.1	59.1				28.7	28.7	$19,886	$2,417	$17,469
Camino Nuevo High #2	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 West Temple St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo High #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 736-5566	512	28	18.4	98.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	502 (98.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62.3	755^th of 2162 public high schools	65.1%		67.1	615^th of 2159 public high schools	71.5%	140			24.3	24.3				62.6	62.6				24.6	24.6	$21,256	$1,835	$19,421
West Adams Preparatory High	Public	9-12	1500 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2500	942	57	16.5	97.7%	19 (2.0%)	43 (4.6%)	872 (92.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	25.9	1570^th of 2162 public high schools	27.4%		23.9	1604^th of 2159 public high schools	25.7%	34		12.9	5.6	12.3				37.1	37.1				9.7	9.7	$25,132	$5,658	$19,474
Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	2023 South Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-8141	1,031	47	22.0	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	1,014 (98.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	72.6	548^th of 2162 public high schools	74.7%		72.4	537^th of 2159 public high schools	75.1%	11	25.9	36.8		31.1	49.0	62.3	49.3	74.8	58.5	32.4	32.9	30.3	30.1	31.5	$20,491	$2,544	$17,947

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Angeles High School of the Arts

What district is Los Angeles High School of the Arts in?

Los Angeles Unified

What schools feed into Los Angeles High School of the Arts?

Los Angeles High School of the Arts is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ambassador School-Global Education
Elementary : Cahuenga Elementary
Elementary : Charles H. Kim Elementary
Elementary : Hobart Boulevard Elementary
Elementary : Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center
Middle : Young Oak Kim Academy

Is Los Angeles High School of the Arts a good school?

Los Angeles High School of the Arts ranks 1411^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Los Angeles High School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Los Angeles High School of the Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Los Angeles High School of the Arts?

Students at Los Angeles High School of the Arts are 86% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% African American, 2% White.

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