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Nava College Preparatory Academy

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Nava College Preparatory Academy ranks 1232 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

Nava College Preparatory Academy is a public high school in Los Angeles, California, serving 613 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 791 out of 1,543 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nava College Preparatory Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized tests, is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics, where only 16.03% of students are proficient or better, compared to 30.5% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 86.1% and 93.9%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rates have ranged from 5.2% to 8.9%, which are higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools, such as Dr. Maya Angelou Community High, Santee Education Complex, and Central High, generally perform at a similar or slightly lower level than Nava College Preparatory Academy, some charter schools in the area, such as Wallis Annenberg High and Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy, outperform Nava College Preparatory Academy on several measures, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this community.

598

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,028

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1319 East 41st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90011-3301

(323) 235-6800

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Nava College Preparatory Academy:

Elementary:	Ascot Avenue Elementary
	Aurora Elementary
	Dolores Huerta Elementary
	Estrella Elementary
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	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:

95.7%

African American:

3.0%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2017 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

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

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,232^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^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	41.2	1232 of 2162	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1223 of 2159	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1245 of 2170	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1398 of 2123	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	833 of 1290	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1480 of 2133	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	1202 of 2017	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.4	1142 of 2021	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	1025 of 1161	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	932 of 1117	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1041 of 1052	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	957 of 1085	11.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	834 of 1044	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.6	164 of 467	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	844 of 941	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1314 of 1906	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1175 of 1915	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1375 of 1915	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1223 of 1858	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	661 of 1054	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1293 of 1833	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	1053 of 1760	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	904 of 1900	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	888 of 1902	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	917 of 1917	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	1127 of 1861	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1208 of 1814	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1021 of 1742	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	1027 of 2013	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	975 of 2026	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1013 of 2030	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	1207 of 1943	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	710 of 1126	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1288 of 1937	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	1052 of 1862	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	990 of 1942	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	1058 of 1948	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	908 of 1963	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	1359 of 1916	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	815 of 1122	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1334 of 1880	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1196 of 1834	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	860 of 1252	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	614 of 1216	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	376 of 1197	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 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 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
Thomas Jefferson Senior High	Public	9-12	1319 East 41st St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 521-1200	564	36	15.7	98.9%	15 (2.7%)	32 (5.7%)	505 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	39.6	1267^th of 2162 public high schools	41.4%		27.2	1548^th of 2159 public high schools	28.3%	281	22.4		21.4	43.2	43.2	17.6	17.6	$50,878	$46,184	$4,694
Nava College Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	1319 East 41st St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6800	598	34	17.8	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	572 (95.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41.2	1232^nd of 2162 public high schools	43.0%		40.9	1223^rd of 2159 public high schools	43.4%	9	18.6	0.0	16.7	54.2	54.2	16.0	16.0	$32,028	$30,054	$1,974
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	$41,645	$38,016	$3,629
Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1655 East 27th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-9436	533	29	18.6	96.4%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	519 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	52.3	984^th of 2162 public high schools	54.5%		45.1	1121^st of 2159 public high schools	48.1%	137	35.4		34.7	58.0	58.0	10.6	10.6
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
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
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	$39,609	$36,260	$3,349
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
Animo Jackie Robinson High	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Animo Jackie Robinson High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-5800	607	31	19.3	95.6%	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.2%)	550 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	58.5	862^nd of 2162 public high schools	60.1%		49.1	1022^nd of 2159 public high schools	52.7%	160	26.9		26.5	64.4	64.4	24.8	24.8
Santee Education Complex	Public	9-12	1921 South Maple Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1000	1,582	80	19.8	93.4%	18 (1.1%)	65 (4.1%)	1,484 (93.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	35.2	1374^th of 2162 public high schools	36.4%		38.4	1286^th of 2159 public high schools	40.4%	88	15.5	0.0	14.7	48.8	48.8	13.0	13.0	$36,346	$33,464	$2,882

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What is the racial makeup of Nava College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Nava College Preparatory Academy are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% White.

Is Nava College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Nava College Preparatory Academy ranks 1232^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Nava College Preparatory Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Nava College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Nava College Preparatory Academy.

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