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Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts

Public Grades 9-12

939^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 57% of California high schools

Summary

Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts is a public arts-focused high school (grades 9-12) serving about 1,100 students in downtown Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified school district.

The school has a clear and compelling strength: it graduates an exceptional 96.1% of its students, a rate much higher than the district and state averages and among the best in the area, rivaled only by Downtown Business High. Students also perform very well in English Language Arts. However, the school faces significant challenges in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates notably below state averages, which is an important consideration for families. Another area of concern is a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, though interestingly, this has not prevented the school from achieving its outstanding graduation results.

When compared to other schools in the immediate area, Cortines occupies a solid middle ground. It outperforms several schools in the Contreras Learning Center complex and far exceeds alternative schools like YouthBuild Charter School of California, but it does not reach the high academic performance levels of top local schools like Downtown Business High or Alliance Ted K. Tajima High. The school's performance has been improving, and it receives substantial per-student funding, which suggests ongoing investment in its specialized arts mission and student body.

1,102

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,624

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 North Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2123

(213) 217-8600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

White:

15.2%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

California avg41%

939^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^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	54.4	939 of 2162	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	961 of 2159	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	1222 of 2170	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	1064 of 2123	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	593 of 1290	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	1057 of 2133	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	882 of 2017	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	891 of 2021	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	700 of 2039	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.3	839 of 1994	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.7	939 of 2426	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.4	1114 of 2354	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	33.3	1229 of 2367	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	78.8	154 of 2281	93.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	165 of 523	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	165 of 517	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	366 of 521	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	349 of 522	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	173 of 592	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	223 of 582	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	437 of 585	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	505 of 591	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	411 of 581	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	500 of 582	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	377 of 581	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	599 of 1161	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	221 of 555	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	721 of 1117	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	632 of 1052	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.7	893 of 941	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	428 of 938	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	820 of 1906	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	915 of 1915	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	1256 of 1915	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	971 of 1858	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	600 of 1054	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1064 of 1833	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	815 of 1760	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	802 of 1900	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	903 of 1902	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	1284 of 1917	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	992 of 1861	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1064 of 1814	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	702 of 1742	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	838 of 2013	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	912 of 2026	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	1125 of 2030	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	906 of 1943	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	498 of 1126	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	960 of 1937	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	745 of 1862	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1041 of 1942	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	860 of 1948	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	947 of 1963	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	1118 of 1916	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	483 of 1122	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	905 of 1880	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	985 of 1834	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	335 of 577	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	679 of 1252	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	493 of 1216	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	704 of 1197	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	576 of 1155	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	443 of 1173	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	569 of 1193	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	551 of 1204	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	434 of 1222	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	477 of 1173	59.3%	★★★☆☆

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)68th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)5th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 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 10th Grade	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
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
Downtown Business High	Public	9-12	1200 West Colton St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 481-0371	819	46	17.9	81.4%	31 (3.8%)	19 (2.3%)	470 (57.4%)	275 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.3%)	92.2	161^st of 2162 public high schools	92.6%		91.6	187^th of 2159 public high schools	91.3%	26		49.8		49.3	82.4	82.4	61.3	61.3	$19,219	$2,788	$16,431
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center	Public	9-12	1200 West Colton St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 580-6400	1,130	56	20.1	93.9%	15 (1.3%)	33 (2.9%)	1,016 (89.9%)	40 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (1.9%)	40.7	1244^th of 2162 public high schools	42.5%		39	1263^rd of 2159 public high schools	41.5%	19		18.5		18.7	56.8	56.8	11.2	11.2	$24,805	$4,711	$20,094
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
Harold McAlister High (Opportunity)	Public	6-12	1321 Cortez St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-2015	34	5	6.7	91.2%	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	31 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$67,744	$10,764	$56,980
School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3840	392	20	19.5	99.2%	7 (1.8%)	8 (2.0%)	372 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	66.3	668^th of 2162 public high schools	69.1%		54.6	888^th of 2159 public high schools	58.9%	220		26.0		23.5	65.4	65.4	37.7	37.7	$33,319	$8,469	$24,850
Contreras Learning Center-Los Angeles School of Global Studies	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3850	317	19	16.3	97.2%	17 (5.4%)	8 (2.5%)	288 (90.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	49.8	1047^th of 2162 public high schools	51.6%		27.8	1544^th of 2159 public high schools	28.5%	497		28.6		26.5	49.2	49.2	21.5	21.5	$22,291	$4,863	$17,428
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3815	392	24	16.6	96.2%	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	365 (93.1%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	41.8	1216^th of 2162 public high schools	43.8%		33.5	1411^th of 2159 public high schools	34.6%	195		20.8		19.2	48.0	48.0	18.4	18.4	$24,441	$4,632	$19,809
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	Public	9-12	322 South Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3896	326	18	17.9	96.6%	7 (2.1%)	7 (2.1%)	308 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23.7	1624^th of 2162 public high schools	24.9%		29.2	1508^th of 2159 public high schools	30.2%	116		6.8		6.3	37.1	37.1	10.1	10.1	$23,539	$4,847	$18,692
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High	Public, Charter	9-12	1552 W. Rockwood St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-8533	484	23	20.8	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	470 (97.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	84.3	327^th of 2162 public high schools	84.9%		79.9	418^th of 2159 public high schools	80.6%	91		53.6		54.0	85.7	85.7	32.4	32.4	$19,450	$2,325	$17,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts

How many students attend Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,102 students attended Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts.

Is Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts a good school?

Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts ranks 939^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts?

Students at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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Los Angeles Unified

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