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Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med

Public Grades 9-12

518^th

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of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 76% of California high schools

Summary

Linda Esperanza Marquez High A (Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine) is a public high school serving about 730 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it stands out as a rapidly improving, 4-star school ranked in the top 25% of all California high schools.

The school excels in several critical areas, most notably with an exceptional 98.2% graduation rate and a very low 8.0% chronic absenteeism rate, both of which dramatically outperform the district and state averages and are far better than nearby schools like Huntington Park Senior High. It also achieves strong English Language Arts proficiency and is highly effective in supporting specific student groups, such as those from low-income households. Interestingly, it is part of a larger campus with three other schools, and this Institute of Applied Medicine consistently outperforms its sister schools, Marquez High B LIBRA Academy and Marquez High C School of Social Justice, suggesting its specialized medical focus and practices are particularly successful.

While mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, the school's overall results are impressive, especially considering it achieves these outcomes efficiently with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some neighboring schools. Its performance is competitive with high-performing local charter schools like Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High, making it a standout option within the public school system for families in Huntington Park.

729

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,169

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6361 Cottage St.
Huntington Park, CA 90255-3521

(323) 584-3800

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med:

Elementary:	Florence Avenue Elementary
	Holmes Avenue Elementary
	Hope Street Elementary
	Lillian Street Elementary
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	Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary
	Middleton Primary Center
	Middleton Street Elementary
	Miles Avenue Elementary
	Pacific Boulevard
	San Antonio Elementary
	State Street Elementary
	Walnut Park Elementary
Middle:	Henry T. Gage Middle
	Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

White:

1.2%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

California avg41%

518^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	73.8	518 of 2162	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	718 of 2159	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	709 of 2170	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	605 of 2123	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	381 of 1290	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	407 of 2133	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	545 of 2017	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	48.6	1053 of 2021	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.9	970 of 2039	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.3	805 of 1994	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	567 of 1906	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	600 of 1915	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	665 of 1915	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	735 of 1858	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	364 of 1054	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	430 of 1833	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	620 of 1760	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	213 of 1900	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	401 of 1902	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	395 of 1917	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	257 of 1861	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	137 of 1814	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	260 of 1742	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	294 of 2013	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	489 of 2026	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	431 of 2030	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	309 of 1943	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	199 of 1126	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	178 of 1937	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	313 of 1862	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	436 of 1942	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	720 of 1948	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	662 of 1963	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	427 of 1916	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	338 of 1122	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	349 of 1880	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	464 of 1834	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	233 of 1252	81.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+19 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science36%+4 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 (2025)
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
Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice	Public	9-12	6361 Cottage St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 584-3800	541	28	19.3	95.0%	11 (2.0%)	13 (2.4%)	514 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	49.7	1049^th of 2162 public high schools	51.5%		44.8	1128^th of 2159 public high schools	47.8%	79		23.7		22.8				55.0	55.0				21.7	21.7	$28,790	$26,798	$1,992
Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med	Public	9-12	6361 Cottage St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 584-3800	729	35	21.0	93.4%	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	716 (98.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73.8	518^th of 2162 public high schools	76.0%		62.1	718^th of 2159 public high schools	66.7%	200		36.6		36.2				67.4	67.4				36.6	36.6	$32,169	$28,332	$3,837
Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy	Public	9-12	6361 Cottage St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 584-3800	615	29	21.2	94.3%	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	594 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	61.3	786^th of 2162 public high schools	63.6%		48.4	1041^st of 2159 public high schools	51.8%	255		34.5		34.0				66.2	66.2				20.1	20.1	$27,540	$25,872	$1,668
Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High	Public, Charter	9-12	2071 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 923-1588	633	32	19.7	87.8%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	626 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60.2	815^th of 2162 public high schools	62.3%		77	457^th of 2159 public high schools	78.8%	358		31.1		31.1				68.7	68.7				20.3	20.3
Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2540 East 58th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2901	554	20	27.2	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	77.2	462^nd of 2162 public high schools	78.6%		54.6	893^rd of 2159 public high schools	58.6%	431	14.7		35.5	25.2	41.4	37.5	33.3	71.1	46.7	23.9	16.7	16.2	31.3	22.3
Aspire Pacific Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2565 58th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Pacific Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 589-2800	562	15	37.0	98.0%	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	508 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	42.5	1200^th of 2162 public high schools	44.5%		39.5	1249^th of 2159 public high schools	42.1%	49	8.9		6.4	7.9	27.0	36.3	27.0	62.5	38.0	28.6	15.0	7.0	12.5	14.6
Huntington Park Senior High	Public	9-12	6020 Miles Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2300	1,479	78	18.8	95.1%	17 (1.1%)	11 (0.7%)	1,435 (97.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	39	1290^th of 2162 public high schools	40.3%		33.6	1406^th of 2159 public high schools	34.9%	116		14.4	23.1	14.8				46.5	46.5				20.7	20.7	$36,556	$33,856	$2,700
San Antonio Continuation	Public	9-12	2911 Belgrave Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2420	82	6	13.7	95.1%	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	78 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.4	1826^th of 2162 public high schools	15.5%		11	2004^th of 2159 public high schools	7.2%	178								19.1	19.1				4.8	4.8	$50,692	$46,520	$4,172
Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	7907 Santa Fe Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technical Academy High Dist	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 537-2060	565	23	24.4	95.8%	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75.8	481^st of 2162 public high schools	77.8%		67.1	613^th of 2159 public high schools	71.6%	132		38.6		37.8				74.5	74.5				33.8	33.8
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	$30,069	$28,060	$2,009

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Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med ranks 518^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Students at Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med.

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