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Dr. Maya Angelou Community High

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Dr. Maya Angelou Community High ranks 1610 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 26% of California high schools

Summary

Dr. Maya Angelou Community High is a public high school serving about 970 students in grades 9-12 in South Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified district.

The school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of all California high schools with very low proficiency rates in core subjects like math (13%) and English (33%), a graduation rate of 75%, and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 41%. Despite having the highest per-student spending among nearby Los Angeles Unified schools and a favorable student-teacher ratio, these substantial resources have not yet translated into improved overall outcomes for students.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools highlight these challenges. For instance, other schools in the area like the Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex achieve a 95% graduation rate, while charter schools such as Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy show much higher academic proficiency while serving a similarly high-needs student population. However, Dr. Maya Angelou has shown notable strengths in serving specific groups, with its Special Education program ranking above average statewide.

971

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,617

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 East 53rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90011-4522

(323) 846-4600

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Dr. Maya Angelou Community High:

Elementary:	Ascot Avenue Elementary
	Aurora Elementary
	Dolores Huerta Elementary
	Estrella Elementary
	More...
	Forty-Ninth Street Elementary
	Harmony Elementary
	Hooper Avenue Elementary
	Hooper Avenue Primary Center
	Main Street Elementary
	Maple Primary Center
	Nevin Avenue Elementary
	Quincy Jones Elementary
	Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary
	Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy
	San Pedro Street Elementary
	Trinity Street Elementary
	Twentieth Street Elementary
	Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary
	Wadsworth Avenue Elementary
	West Vernon Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy
	John Adams Middle
	Los Angeles Academy Middle
	William Jefferson Clinton Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.2%

African American:

6.8%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (75% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (22% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,610^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^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	24.1	1610 of 2162	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1596 of 2159	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1825 of 2170	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1731 of 2123	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1107 of 1290	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1715 of 2133	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1349 of 2017	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.6	1514 of 2021	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	1513 of 2039	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1474 of 1994	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	2050 of 2426	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	305 of 523	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	248 of 517	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	10.7	507 of 521	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	385 of 522	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	480 of 592	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	754 of 1161	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	361 of 555	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1017 of 1117	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	824 of 1052	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	721 of 1085	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	921 of 1064	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	891 of 1044	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	393 of 467	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	748 of 941	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	76.8	114 of 938	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1556 of 1906	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1471 of 1915	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1684 of 1915	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1602 of 1858	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	984 of 1054	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1514 of 1833	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1328 of 1760	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1384 of 1900	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1379 of 1902	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1571 of 1917	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1509 of 1861	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1421 of 1814	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1178 of 1742	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	235 of 328	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1503 of 2013	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1495 of 2026	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1663 of 2030	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1557 of 1943	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	950 of 1126	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1528 of 1937	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1211 of 1862	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1395 of 1942	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1493 of 1948	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1644 of 1963	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1590 of 1916	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	976 of 1122	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1577 of 1880	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1191 of 1834	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	557 of 1252	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.0	996 of 1216	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	999 of 1197	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2024)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

Science9%-24 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 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
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High	Public	9-12	300 East 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-4600	971	61	15.9	97.2%	12 (1.2%)	66 (6.8%)	886 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	24.1	1610^th of 2162 public high schools	25.5%		24.6	1596^th of 2159 public high schools	26.1%	14	9.4		9.1	33.2	33.2	12.6	12.6	$23,617	$5,066	$18,551
Synergy Quantum Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	300 East 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Synergy Quantum Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 510-4171	564	34	16.4	97.2%	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	551 (97.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.4	883^rd of 2162 public high schools	59.2%		58	816^th of 2159 public high schools	62.2%	67	35.2		35.2	51.2	51.2	24.6	24.6	$20,986	$3,291	$17,695
Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4610 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 342-2874	603	30	19.9	97.2%	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	588 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	84.4	324^th of 2162 public high schools	85.0%		80.8	400^th of 2159 public high schools	81.5%	76	44.9		44.3	77.6	77.6	42.2	42.2	$22,446	$2,128	$20,318
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Public	9-12	6100 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2136	494	25	20.0	97.8%	6 (1.2%)	31 (6.3%)	455 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	1546^th of 2162 public high schools	28.5%		29.3	1507^th of 2159 public high schools	30.2%	39	7.4		7.3	40.7	40.7	13.1	13.1	$17,908	$3,460	$14,448
Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy	Public	9-12	6100 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2108	493	24	20.1	96.3%	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.0%)	472 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.5	1067^th of 2162 public high schools	50.6%		20.7	1689^th of 2159 public high schools	21.8%	622	25.0		25.0	54.3	54.3	19.1	19.1	$19,316	$3,249	$16,067
Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Public	9-12	6100 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2128	457	24	18.7	98.9%	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	442 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	45	1141^st of 2162 public high schools	47.2%		38.9	1271^st of 2159 public high schools	41.1%	130	3.0		3.0	43.9	43.9	42.0	42.0	$24,632	$6,039	$18,593
Communication and Technical at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Public	9-12	6100 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2118	505	26	19.1	97.0%	6 (1.2%)	29 (5.7%)	468 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51	1019^th of 2162 public high schools	52.9%		35.5	1353^rd of 2159 public high schools	37.3%	334	22.8		22.4	55.2	55.2	24.4	24.4	$19,060	$4,194	$14,866
Wallis Annenberg High	Public, Charter	9-12	4000 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Wallis Annenberg High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6343	484	27	18.0	95.7%	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	474 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.4	1228^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%		52	953^rd of 2159 public high schools	55.9%	275		12.4	12.4	42.1	42.1	23.4	23.4	$27,857	$724	$27,133
Augustus Hawkins High	Public	9-12	825 West 60th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 789-1282	1,122	57	19.6	98.5%	30 (2.7%)	182 (16.2%)	898 (80.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	30.8	1475^th of 2162 public high schools	31.8%		17.8	1740^th of 2159 public high schools	19.4%	265	10.8		10.6	34.3	34.3	21.0	21.0	$22,973	$4,194	$18,779
Matrix for Success Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1010 East 34th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Matrix for Success Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 897-5971	259	13	19.2	91.9%	4 (1.5%)	11 (4.2%)	239 (92.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	11.8	1926^th of 2162 public high schools	10.9%		12.4	1925^th of 2159 public high schools	10.8%	1	2.4	0.0	1.9	21.8	21.8	0.0	0.0	$20,610	$2,506	$18,104

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Dr. Maya Angelou Community High ranks 1610^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Dr. Maya Angelou Community High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 971 students attended Dr. Maya Angelou Community High.

What district is Dr. Maya Angelou Community High in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Maya Angelou Community High?

Students at Dr. Maya Angelou Community High are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% White.

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