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Nava College Preparatory Academy

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Nava College Preparatory Academy ranks 1042 nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1042^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 51% of California high schools

Summary

Nava College Preparatory Academy is a Los Angeles Unified high school in Los Angeles, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 598 students. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear contrast: English language arts (ELA) proficiency is above state and district averages, while math and science remain below both. Against nearby schools with results for the same year, however, Nava ranked first in math and science and second in ELA.

ELA is Nava’s strongest subject against broader benchmarks, and it also leads nearby peers: 55% of students were proficient, compared with 49% statewide and 48% in the district; Nava trailed only Santee Education Complex, at 58%. Math is the largest statewide and district gap: Nava’s 24% was 14 percentage points below the state and 16 below the district. Science proficiency was 26%, 10 points below the state and 6 below the district. Even so, Nava outperformed the five nearby schools with same-year results by 22 points in ELA, 11 in math, and 15 in science, on average. This makes Nava a local leader, but not yet at state or district levels in math and science.

Scores have improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose from 43% to 55%, math from 14% to 24%, and science from 17% to 26%. SchoolDigger placed Nava at the 51st percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, the highest percentile among five nearby schools with a ranking that year, up from the 43rd percentile in 2024–2025. Its 17.8 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was close to the nearby-school average of 17.7. As context, Nava reported 66% directly certified for free meals in 2024–2025 and is marked as likely serving free meals to all students under Community Eligibility. A notable concern in SchoolDigger’s statewide student-group rankings is English Language Learner Students: Nava was at the 12th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with 43rd overall that year, indicating a much weaker ranking for how well the school serves this group. Female Students also ranked below the school overall in 2025–2026, at the 35th percentile versus 51st overall.

598

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,454

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2017 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,042^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2017

From bottom 43% (2017) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 151High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

715^th of 1,530Los 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
2026	49.6	1042 of 2135	51.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	35.8	1210 of 1864	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	59.6	698 of 1880	62.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	56.9	814 of 1997	59.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.2	777 of 1930	59.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	42.5	595 of 1235	51.8%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile-16 vs school

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

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Science26%-10 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	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	—	15 (2.7%)	32 (5.7%)	505 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	30.8	1468^th of 2135 public high schools	31.2%		39.6	1267^th of 2162 public high schools	41.4%	201		16.2		16.8	41.1	41.1	15.9	15.9	$32,242	$4,694	$27,548
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	—	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	572 (95.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49.6	1042^nd of 2135 public high schools	51.2%		41.2	1232^nd of 2162 public high schools	43.0%	190		29.6	0.0	26.2	54.9	54.9	24.1	24.1	$21,454	$1,974	$19,480
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%)	17.2	1704^th of 2135 public high schools	20.2%		11.8	1926^th of 2162 public high schools	10.9%	222			6.3	6.3	22.2	22.2	8.2	8.2	$24,654	$3,629	$21,025
Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1655 East 27th St.	Los Angeles	90015	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%)	41.2	1242^nd of 2135 public high schools	41.8%		52.3	984^th of 2162 public high schools	54.5%	258		28.6		29.2	47.1	47.1	16.0	16.0
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%)	61.7	785^th of 2135 public high schools	63.2%		41.4	1228^th of 2162 public high schools	43.2%	443			19.4	19.2	68.6	68.6	30.8	30.8	$23,115	$3,677	$19,438
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%)	76.8	476^th of 2135 public high schools	77.7%		84.4	324^th of 2162 public high schools	85.0%	152		40.9		40.9	82.6	82.6	36.2	36.2	$23,522	$1,392	$22,130
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%)	26.8	1548^th of 2135 public high schools	27.5%		24.1	1610^th of 2162 public high schools	25.5%	62		13.6		13.1	37.3	37.3	14.6	14.6	$25,934	$3,349	$22,585
Synergy Quantum Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	300 East 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90016	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%)	62.6	758^th of 2135 public high schools	64.5%		57.4	883^rd of 2162 public high schools	59.2%	125		46.7		45.7	68.0	68.0	15.6	15.6	$19,509	$1,160	$18,349
Animo Jackie Robinson High	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90015	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%)	62.7	755^th of 2135 public high schools	64.6%		58.5	862^nd of 2162 public high schools	60.1%	107		35.5		35.5	70.2	70.2	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%)	43.6	1182^nd of 2135 public high schools	44.6%		35.2	1374^th of 2162 public high schools	36.4%	192		19.7	0.0	17.6	58.1	58.1	21.2	21.2	$24,068	$2,882	$21,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Nava College Preparatory Academy

What schools feed into Nava College Preparatory Academy?

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 1042^nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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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