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Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3

Public Grades 9-12

1248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 42% of California high schools

Summary

Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3 is a small, improving public high school serving 263 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district, notable for its strong upward trajectory and high graduation rate despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school's most compelling story is its consistent improvement, having risen significantly in statewide rankings over the past three years while maintaining a graduation rate over 90%, which is higher than both the district and state averages. This success in helping students graduate is particularly impressive when compared to some nearby schools like Ramona Opportunity High or SIATech Academy South, which have much lower rates. Furthermore, the academy has shown exceptional recent effectiveness in serving its Special Education students, a standout strength in the area. However, parents should note the school faces a clear challenge in mathematics proficiency, where scores are below average, and chronic absenteeism is higher than the state standard.

An interesting feature is that this academy is one of several small schools sharing the same campus address, creating a unique environment where resources and results can vary. For instance, while this engineering-focused academy shows steady growth, other academies on campus, like the Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5, have higher English proficiency scores, and the Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4 has a slightly higher graduation rate. This suggests parents are choosing between specialized programs with different strengths. Compared to a school in a higher-ranked district like Alliance Morgan McKinzie High, this academy holds its own in graduation success, indicating strong school-level support systems that are helping students cross the finish line.

263

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,297

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4211 Dozier St.
Los Angeles, CA 90063-3422

(323) 265-6795

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3:

Elementary:	Amanecer Primary Center
	Belvedere Elementary
	Brooklyn Avenue
	Eastman Avenue Elementary
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	Evergreen Avenue Elementary
	Ford Boulevard Elementary
	Fourth Street Elementary
	Fourth Street Primary Center
	Humphreys Avenue Elementary
	Marianna Avenue Elementary
	Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary
	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
	Robert Hill Lane Elementary
	Rowan Avenue Elementary
	William R. Anton Elementary
Middle:	Belvedere Middle
	Griffith Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

White:

1.1%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,248^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1248 of 2162	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1594 of 2159	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1736 of 2170	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1620 of 2123	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	974 of 1290	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1500 of 2133	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1144 of 2017	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	1317 of 2021	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	1284 of 2039	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.9	1344 of 1994	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.3	1632 of 2426	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.6	445 of 2354	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	67.2	348 of 2367	85.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.5	994 of 1161	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	474 of 555	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1079 of 1117	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	974 of 1044	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	483 of 941	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	997 of 1906	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1763 of 1915	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1624 of 1915	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	1618 of 1858	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1185 of 1833	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1309 of 1760	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1012 of 1900	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1357 of 1902	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1514 of 1917	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1411 of 1861	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1241 of 1814	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	864 of 1742	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	1082 of 2013	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1455 of 2026	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1603 of 2030	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1440 of 1943	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	847 of 1126	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1362 of 1937	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	902 of 1862	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1169 of 1942	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1347 of 1948	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1572 of 1963	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1439 of 1916	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	834 of 1122	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1399 of 1880	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.2	912 of 1834	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	287 of 1252	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	33.8	731 of 1197	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 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 11th 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
E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6760	355	20	17.5	89.9%	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	344 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.5	1391^st of 2162 public high schools	35.7%		36.1	1337^th of 2159 public high schools	38.1%	54	19.0	18.8	45.1	45.1	11.0	11.0	$21,395	$3,367	$18,028
Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6830	398	22	18.1	95.5%	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27.5	1539^th of 2162 public high schools	28.8%		33.9	1399^th of 2159 public high schools	35.2%	140	9.2	9.2	45.5	45.5	7.1	7.1	$19,945	$3,600	$16,345
Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6865	121	12	9.7	95.9%	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	118 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.7	977^th of 2162 public high schools	54.8%		57.4	825^th of 2159 public high schools	61.8%	152	14.8	14.8	74.1	74.1	22.2	22.2	$30,938	$5,062	$25,876
Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6725	243	22	11.2	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	231 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.6	1317^th of 2162 public high schools	39.1%		30.5	1477^th of 2159 public high schools	31.6%	160	24.1	22.2	39.7	39.7	15.5	15.5	$35,256	$8,305	$26,951
Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6795	263	19	13.6	97.7%	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	259 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.6	1248^th of 2162 public high schools	42.3%		24.7	1594^th of 2159 public high schools	26.2%	346	23.8	21.7	47.0	47.0	14.3	14.3	$22,297	$4,231	$18,066
Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High	Public	9-12	319 North Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 729-1700	256	20	12.8	95.7%	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	248 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	51.5	1007^th of 2162 public high schools	53.4%		69	578^th of 2159 public high schools	73.2%	429	23.2	21.3	53.5	53.5	25.9	25.9	$32,606	$6,152	$26,454
Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4545 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 250-8818	48	5	10.1	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	47 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center	Public	9-12	4540 Michigan Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0681	243	27	9.0	84.8%	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	228 (93.8%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)							$86,775	$11,252	$75,523
Alliance Morgan McKinzie High	Public, Charter	9-12	110 South Townsend Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 526-8198	450	24	18.8	95.8%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	444 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	70	601^st of 2162 public high schools	72.2%		66.2	630^th of 2159 public high schools	70.8%	29	31.8	31.2	60.2	60.2	42.1	42.1	$20,165	$1,987	$18,178
SIATech Academy South	Public, Virtual, Charter	10-12	255 S. Mednik Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	SIATech Academy South District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 945-1227	194	7	27.7	75.3%	3 (1.5%)	14 (7.2%)	173 (89.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	27.4	1543^rd of 2162 public high schools	28.6%		26.2	1568^th of 2159 public high schools	27.4%	25			27.7	27.7	15.9	15.9	$14,316	$842	$13,474

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What is the racial makeup of Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3?

Students at Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3 are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3.

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Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3 ranks 1248^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Los Angeles Unified

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