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School for the Visual Arts and Humanities

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School for the Visual Arts and Humanities ranks 749 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

749^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 65% of California high schools

Summary

The School for the Visual Arts and Humanities is a public high school in Los Angeles, California, serving 493 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 791 out of 1,543 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 485 out of 1,290 California high schools in 2020-2021 (rated 3 stars) to 1,131 out of 2,123 in 2021-2022 (rated 2 stars). Compared to nearby schools, the School for the Visual Arts and Humanities generally performs better than the lower-ranked Harold McAlister High (Opportunity) and West Adams Preparatory High, but lags behind the higher-performing charter schools like Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex, Rise Kohyang High, and Central City Value.

The school performs relatively well for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 30% of California high schools in recent years. However, it struggles with English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 10% of California high schools in 2023-2024. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 86-93%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been in the range of 3.7-8.9%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.4% to 30.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

512

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,074

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(213) 480-4700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for School for the Visual Arts and Humanities:

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:

89.5%

Asian:

6.4%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

California avg41%

749^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	62.4	749 of 2162	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	980 of 2159	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	1047 of 2170	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	1131 of 2123	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	485 of 1290	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1059 of 2133	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.9	1358 of 2017	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.7	1008 of 2021	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.6	927 of 2039	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	1102 of 1994	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.9	1291 of 2426	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	1216 of 2354	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.1	1460 of 2367	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.7	1432 of 2281	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.6	392 of 2238	82.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.9	478 of 1161	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	196 of 555	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	219 of 1117	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	303 of 1052	71.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	1018 of 1085	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	74.9	80 of 1044	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	49.5	317 of 938	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	672 of 1906	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	902 of 1915	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	915 of 1915	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	867 of 1858	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	387 of 1054	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	1190 of 1833	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1363 of 1760	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	553 of 1900	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	735 of 1902	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	788 of 1917	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	918 of 1861	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	771 of 1814	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	1196 of 1742	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	489 of 2013	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	725 of 2026	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	867 of 2030	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	897 of 1943	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	364 of 1126	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	766 of 1937	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	1229 of 1862	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	761 of 1942	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	937 of 1948	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	1034 of 1963	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1188 of 1916	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	538 of 1122	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	775 of 1880	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	1125 of 1834	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	387 of 1252	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	589 of 1216	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	541 of 1197	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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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 (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/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	$32,880	$30,752	$2,128
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	$28,074	$25,738	$2,336
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	$34,629	$32,218	$2,411
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
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
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
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
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
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	$42,514	$39,288	$3,226
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School for the Visual Arts and Humanities

What district is School for the Visual Arts and Humanities in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of School for the Visual Arts and Humanities?

Students at School for the Visual Arts and Humanities are 89% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend School for the Visual Arts and Humanities?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended School for the Visual Arts and Humanities.

What schools feed into School for the Visual Arts and Humanities?

School for the Visual Arts and Humanities 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 School for the Visual Arts and Humanities a good school?

School for the Visual Arts and Humanities ranks 749^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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