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Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Q: Is Rancho Dominguez Preparatory a good school?

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory ranks 1087 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

1087^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 50% of California high schools

Summary

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory is a public 6-12 grade school serving 701 students in Long Beach within the Los Angeles Unified district, operating in a high-need community and ranking in the middle of all California high schools.

The school presents a notable paradox: it graduates students at an exceptionally high rate of 95.6%, surpassing most nearby schools like Academies of Education and Empowerment and Carson Senior High, yet its students' proficiency in core subjects like math and English is below state averages. This high graduation success occurs despite a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, which is higher here than at comparison schools. Furthermore, the school spends more per student than most surrounding schools, but this higher investment does not currently translate to stronger academic results compared to its peers.

Performance varies considerably for different groups of students within the school, with some subgroups performing much stronger than others. When looking at the broader landscape, Rancho Dominguez's results are fairly typical for Los Angeles Unified schools in the area, while schools in the neighboring Long Beach Unified district show a wider range of outcomes, from top-performing schools like California Academy of Mathematics and Science to those facing greater struggles.

701

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,133

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4110 Santa Fe Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90810-1439

(310) 847-6400

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Rancho Dominguez Preparatory:

Elementary:	Annalee Avenue Elementary
	Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet
	Del Amo Elementary
	Dominguez Elementary
	More...
	Leapwood Avenue Elementary
	Towne Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Andrew Carnegie Middle
	Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

African American:

21.0%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,865^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,087^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1865 of 2761	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1495 of 2783	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1622 of 2781	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1425 of 2740	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	2079 of 2715	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1952 of 2480	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	1996 of 2508	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	1823 of 2497	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.2	1599 of 2477	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	15.8	2110 of 2379	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1675 of 2533	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	1241 of 2551	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	1510 of 2531	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1228 of 2509	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	1766 of 2380	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1758 of 2262	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1502 of 2395	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	1116 of 2388	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	1336 of 2374	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	872 of 2359	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	1516 of 2213	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1583 of 2072	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1618 of 2542	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	1110 of 2579	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1322 of 2531	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	931 of 2458	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	1733 of 2369	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1694 of 2230	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1769 of 2534	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1469 of 2552	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1475 of 2538	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1382 of 2527	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	2044 of 2407	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1867 of 2273	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1087 of 2162	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	1174 of 2159	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1420 of 2170	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1373 of 2123	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	819 of 1290	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1408 of 2133	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	1108 of 2017	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.1	996 of 2021	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	33.7	1300 of 2039	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.4	1106 of 1994	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.5	1343 of 2426	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	390 of 523	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	303 of 517	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	319 of 521	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	404 of 522	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	379 of 592	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	345 of 582	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	535 of 555	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	806 of 1117	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1012 of 1906	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1081 of 1915	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	1159 of 1915	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1281 of 1858	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	597 of 1054	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1316 of 1833	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1200 of 1760	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	530 of 1900	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	759 of 1902	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	1311 of 1917	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	980 of 1861	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	937 of 1814	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	771 of 1742	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	931 of 2013	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	1129 of 2026	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1368 of 2030	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1170 of 1943	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	718 of 1126	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	1016 of 1937	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	917 of 1862	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	987 of 1942	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1131 of 1948	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1438 of 1963	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1259 of 1916	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	854 of 1122	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	940 of 1880	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	890 of 1834	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1018 of 1252	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	628 of 1216	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	295 of 1197	75.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-31 vs school

Disabled (2021)4th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science22%-10 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 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 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
Rancho Dominguez Preparatory	Public	6-12	4110 Santa Fe Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6400	701	40	17.3	90.6%	20 (2.9%)	147 (21.0%)	464 (66.2%)	37 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	15 (2.1%)	47.4	1087^th of 2162 public high schools	49.7%		42.9	1174^th of 2159 public high schools	45.6%	87	20.0	27.0	0.0	22.4	40.0	28.8	38.7	46.2	40.0	23.9	20.3	16.4	24.6	22.0	$24,133	$4,432	$19,701
College Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3635 Atlantic Ave	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	College Bridge Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 285-1111	255	14	18.6	93.3%	1 (0.4%)	54 (21.2%)	195 (76.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	27	1553^rd of 2162 public high schools	28.2%		21.1	1681^st of 2159 public high schools	22.1%	128			27.8	27.8				21.1	21.1				0.0	0.0	$41,280	$3,544	$37,736
The Education Corps	Public, Charter	9-12	3635 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	The Education Corps District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 285-1111	278	7	41.0	91.4%	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.2%)	243 (87.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	13.6	1851^st of 2162 public high schools	14.4%		14.5	1832^nd of 2159 public high schools	15.1%	19			15.4	15.4				1.8	1.8				0.0	0.0
Magnolia Science Academy 3	Public, Charter	6-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 637-3806	411	18	22.6	72.5%	1 (0.2%)	174 (42.3%)	224 (54.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	55.1	934^th of 2162 public high schools	56.8%		45.2	1118^th of 2159 public high schools	48.2%	184	13.2		9.4	11.3	30.4	36.1	12.0	70.2	38.0	19.6	13.3	11.5	25.0	17.4	$20,461	$1,102	$19,359
Cabrillo High	Public	9-12	2001 Santa Fe Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 951-7700	1,652	83	19.8	72.8%	20 (1.2%)	163 (9.9%)	1,256 (76.0%)	161 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	20 (1.2%)	28 (1.7%)	27.7	1535^th of 2162 public high schools	29.0%		30.6	1476^th of 2159 public high schools	31.6%	59			7.0	7.0				39.3	39.3				9.4	9.4	$25,022	$4,292	$20,730
California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Public	9-12	1000 East Victoria St. Bldg. S	Carson	90747	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 243-2025	673	27	24.8	37.4%	30 (4.5%)	46 (6.8%)	227 (33.7%)	342 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	99.4	4^th of 2162 public high schools	99.8%		99.4	7^th of 2159 public high schools	99.7%	3			87.0	87.0				98.7	98.7				94.9	94.9	$19,028	$2,489	$16,539
Jordan High	Public	9-12	6500 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-1471	2,272	104	21.7	74.0%	23 (1.0%)	331 (14.6%)	1,740 (76.6%)	104 (4.6%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (1.9%)	30 (1.3%)	27.4	1541^st of 2162 public high schools	28.7%		26.6	1561^st of 2159 public high schools	27.7%	20			8.1	8.1				31.5	31.5				14.0	14.0	$22,882	$4,095	$18,787
Educational Partnership High	Public	9-12	1794 Cedar Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 218-0493	331	18	18.4	71.9%	15 (4.5%)	58 (17.5%)	228 (68.9%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	8 (2.4%)	23.6	1626^th of 2162 public high schools	24.8%		21.6	1662^nd of 2159 public high schools	23.0%	36			9.2	9.2				19.3	19.3				14.9	14.9	$20,523	$2,459	$18,064
Carson Senior High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6000	1,407	76	18.5	87.7%	47 (3.3%)	238 (16.9%)	808 (57.4%)	203 (14.4%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (2.8%)	67 (4.8%)	66	673^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.9%		49.6	1004^th of 2159 public high schools	53.5%	331		30.0		30.3				63.3	63.3				33.8	33.8	$21,297	$3,813	$17,484
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1455	474	26	18.4	77.8%	17 (3.6%)	53 (11.2%)	291 (61.4%)	65 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.8%)	14 (3.0%)	49	1060^th of 2162 public high schools	51.0%		49.6	1008^th of 2159 public high schools	53.3%	52		25.2		25.2				59.2	59.2				15.8	15.8	$18,461	$2,449	$16,012

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

How many students attend Rancho Dominguez Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 701 students attended Rancho Dominguez Preparatory.

What schools feed into Rancho Dominguez Preparatory?

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Annalee Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet
Elementary : Del Amo Elementary
Elementary : Dominguez Elementary
Elementary : Leapwood Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Towne Avenue Elementary
Middle : Andrew Carnegie Middle
Middle : Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle

What district is Rancho Dominguez Preparatory in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Dominguez Preparatory?

Students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory are 66% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

Is Rancho Dominguez Preparatory a good school?

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory ranks 1087^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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