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Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High

Q: Is Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High a good school?

Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High ranks 1144 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 47% of California high schools

Summary

Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High is a public high school serving about 700 students in grades 9-12 in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified district.

The school maintains a solid graduation rate of nearly 87%, which is a key strength, but faces significant academic challenges with proficiency rates in core subjects like math and science below district and state averages. A major area of concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than both the district average and nearby schools like Theodore Roosevelt Senior High. The school spends more per student than some higher-performing neighbors, such as Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High, but achieves different outcomes, highlighting a complex educational landscape in the area.

Mendez High sits in the middle of a highly varied group of nearby schools. It outperforms continuation schools like Metropolitan Continuation but lags behind selective magnet programs such as the Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High. The school shows notable effectiveness with specific student groups, including those from low-income families and students in special education, though it struggles more with English Language Learners. For parents, this suggests Mendez is a comprehensive neighborhood school working to support students through to graduation amid considerable challenges, particularly with attendance.

694

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,783

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Plaza Del Sol
Los Angeles, CA 90033-2730

(323) 981-5400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High:

Elementary:	Breed Street Elementary
	Bridge Street Elementary
	Christopher Dena Elementary
	Euclid Avenue Elementary
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	First Street Elementary
	Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary Center
	Lorena Street Elementary
	Second Street Elementary
	Sheridan Street Elementary
	Soto Street Elementary
	Sunrise Elementary
	Utah Street Elementary
Middle:	Hollenbeck Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

White:

1.7%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,144^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^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	44.8	1144 of 2162	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	1206 of 2159	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1129 of 2170	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1170 of 2123	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	589 of 1290	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	820 of 2133	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	831 of 2017	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.4	761 of 2021	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.4	1057 of 2039	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	1207 of 1994	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.9	1264 of 2426	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	16.6	1751 of 2354	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	1725 of 2367	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.8	739 of 2281	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	945 of 1161	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.7	124 of 555	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	32.2	719 of 1117	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	907 of 1052	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	780 of 1085	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	599 of 1064	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.8	103 of 941	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1091 of 1906	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1158 of 1915	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	957 of 1915	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	1108 of 1858	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	452 of 1054	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	690 of 1833	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	966 of 1760	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	858 of 1900	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	894 of 1902	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	781 of 1917	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	846 of 1861	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	449 of 1814	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	489 of 1742	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	971 of 2013	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	993 of 2026	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	834 of 2030	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	881 of 1943	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	357 of 1126	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	541 of 1937	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	604 of 1862	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1000 of 1942	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1078 of 1948	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	1150 of 1963	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1072 of 1916	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	680 of 1122	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	916 of 1880	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	635 of 1834	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	401 of 1252	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	333 of 1216	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	31.9	780 of 1197	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High

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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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
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%)	44.8	1144^th of 2162 public high schools	47.1%		41.5	1206^th of 2159 public high schools	44.1%	62			19.5	0.0	17.6		44.2	44.2		29.0	29.0	$25,783	$5,009	$20,774
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	100.0%	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	1737^th of 2162 public high schools	19.7%		12.1	1939^th of 2159 public high schools	10.2%	202			8.3	12.5	10.7		10.3	10.3		6.9	6.9	$36,753	$6,107	$30,646
CDS Secondary	Public	6-12	727 South Wilson St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-5656	17	4	4.1	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	15 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0				0.0	5.6		7.7	0.0		0.0	$123,394	$19,851	$103,543
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%)	41.4	1227^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%		43.4	1162^nd of 2159 public high schools	46.2%	65			9.8		9.6		44.7	44.7		29.8	29.8	$22,158	$4,714	$17,444
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%)	88.2	239^th of 2162 public high schools	88.9%		84.4	337^th of 2159 public high schools	84.4%	98			48.9		48.9		82.1	82.1		44.8	44.8	$18,883	$3,512	$15,371
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%)								(n/a)					0.0							$29,198	$6,363	$22,835
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts	Public	9-12	450 North Grand Ave.	Los Angeles	90012	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 217-8600	1,102	63	17.3	71.5%	167 (15.2%)	68 (6.2%)	769 (69.8%)	59 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.4%)	54.4	939^th of 2162 public high schools	56.6%		51.8	961^st of 2159 public high schools	55.5%	22			27.8		28.3		64.3	64.3		17.8	17.8	$22,624	$3,716	$18,908
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%)	82.1	380^th of 2162 public high schools	82.4%		89	251^st of 2159 public high schools	88.4%	129			40.7		40.7		75.1	75.1		43.6	43.6	$19,515	$3,566	$15,949
Central Juvenile Hall	Public	6-12	1605 Eastlake Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-4362	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ednovate - Brio College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	350 South Figueroa St. Ste. 10	Los Angeles	90071	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Brio College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 446-2570	500	20	24.6	73.2%	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	461 (92.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	63.3	733^rd of 2162 public high schools	66.1%		66.9	617^th of 2159 public high schools	71.4%	116		19.1		27.6	23.3		81.7	81.7		27.1	27.1	$21,482	$1,304	$20,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High

What district is Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High.

Is Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High a good school?

Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High ranks 1144^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High?

Students at Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High are 97% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

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