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Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM

Public Grades 6-12

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM (GALA) is a standout, all-girls public school serving 720 students in grades 6-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 3% of all California high schools.

GALA excels in creating a successful learning environment, particularly in STEM, with student proficiency rates in English (89%), math (63%), and science (66%) far exceeding both district averages and nearby schools like West Adams Preparatory High. The school demonstrates remarkable effectiveness, achieving near-perfect graduation rates and very low chronic absenteeism while serving a student body where a majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Its success across all student groups challenges assumptions and shows a focused model can deliver elite results for everyone.

When compared to other schools in the immediate area, GALA's performance is especially notable. It outperforms nearby charter schools like Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High and achieves its top-tier results with lower per-student spending than many neighbors, such as New Designs Charter. This combination of high achievement, strong attendance culture, and resource efficiency makes GALA a unique and highly successful option for families in Los Angeles.

720

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,568

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2328 Saint James Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90007-2577

(323) 900-4533

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.7%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2019 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Middle school

123^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

56^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 23 pts since 2019

From top 26% (2019) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	95.8	123 of 2761	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	127 of 2783	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	125 of 2781	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	167 of 2740	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	126 of 2715	95.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	39 of 609	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	7 of 627	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	26 of 613	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	43 of 637	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	15 of 643	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	5 of 600	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	162 of 739	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	147 of 743	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	34 of 715	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	83 of 733	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	116 of 2533	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	113 of 2551	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	120 of 2531	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	158 of 2509	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	146 of 2380	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	103 of 2262	95.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	41 of 2395	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	38 of 2388	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	40 of 2374	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	69 of 2359	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	143 of 2213	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	55 of 2072	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	35 of 2542	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	24 of 2579	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	85 of 2531	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	76 of 2458	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	120 of 2369	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	60 of 2230	97.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	90 of 726	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	113 of 701	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	130 of 677	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	61 of 665	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.8	124 of 554	77.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	12 of 1520	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	36 of 1537	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	54 of 1543	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	136 of 1555	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	11 of 1602	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	4 of 1496	99.7%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	56 of 2162	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	39 of 2159	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	30 of 2170	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	177 of 2123	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	118 of 1290	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	69.7	545 of 2133	74.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	7 of 523	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	7 of 521	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	3 of 522	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	58.1	201 of 592	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	92.2	10 of 591	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	58 of 1906	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	36 of 1915	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	29 of 1915	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	169 of 1858	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	121 of 1054	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	532 of 1833	71.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	42 of 1900	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	56 of 1902	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	11 of 1917	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	169 of 1861	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	221 of 1814	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	26 of 2013	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	34 of 2026	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	34 of 2030	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	139 of 1943	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	43 of 1126	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	305 of 1937	84.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	86.0	60 of 541	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	21 of 1155	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	10 of 1173	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	4 of 1193	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	11 of 1204	99.1%	★★★★★

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

White (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

African American (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-17 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)89th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Science66%+33 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 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
Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM	Public	6-12	2328 Saint James Pl.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-4533	720	36	20.0	56.7%	221 (30.7%)	93 (12.9%)	205 (28.5%)	96 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (14.4%)	97	56^th of 2162 public high schools	97.4%		98.2	39^th of 2159 public high schools	98.2%	17	64.9	67.1		65.7	91.3	89.3	88.6	87.3	89.2	61.5	62.1	64.9	64.6	63.3	$17,568	$2,071	$15,497
New Designs Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	2303 South Figueroa Way	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-9084	784	19	41.8	80.4%	15 (1.9%)	66 (8.4%)	624 (79.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.9%)	73.2	533^rd of 2162 public high schools	75.3%		75.5	477^th of 2159 public high schools	77.9%	56	15.3	31.6		23.4	23.9	28.5	27.1	68.4	37.7	10.9	9.5	7.6	41.4	17.7	$21,050	$1,908	$19,142
Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	2023 South Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-8141	1,031	47	22.0	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	1,014 (98.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	72.6	548^th of 2162 public high schools	74.7%		72.4	537^th of 2159 public high schools	75.1%	11	25.9	36.8		31.1	49.0	62.3	49.3	74.8	58.5	32.4	32.9	30.3	30.1	31.5	$20,491	$2,544	$17,947
Orthopaedic Hospital	Public	9-12	300 West 23rd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-2088	653	36	18.1	93.1%	14 (2.1%)	9 (1.4%)	596 (91.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	82.3	375^th of 2162 public high schools	82.7%		74.1	503^rd of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	128		57.5		56.9				79.4	79.4				29.8	29.8	$20,793	$3,605	$17,188
Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High	Public, Charter	9-12	644 West 17th St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 342-2870	456	24	18.7	94.7%	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	89	218^th of 2162 public high schools	89.9%		75	481^st of 2159 public high schools	77.7%	263		53.0		52.5				77.2	77.2				46.6	46.6	$19,859	$2,676	$17,183
Early College Academy-LA Trade Technical College	Public	9-12	400 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-3685	272	13	21.5	93.8%	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	248 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	79.5	417^th of 2162 public high schools	80.7%		64.9	653^rd of 2159 public high schools	69.8%	236		56.5		56.5				69.6	69.6				30.4	30.4	$20,045	$3,458	$16,587
West Adams Preparatory High	Public	9-12	1500 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2500	942	57	16.5	97.7%	19 (2.0%)	43 (4.6%)	872 (92.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	25.9	1570^th of 2162 public high schools	27.4%		23.9	1604^th of 2159 public high schools	25.7%	34		12.9	5.6	12.3				37.1	37.1				9.7	9.7	$25,132	$5,658	$19,474
Frida Kahlo High	Public	9-12	1924 South Los Angeles St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1090	92	6	16.7	98.9%	2 (2.2%)	7 (7.6%)	82 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	9	2070^th of 2162 public high schools	4.3%		12.9	1896^th of 2159 public high schools	12.2%	174		0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0				3.2	3.2	$22,279	$4,782	$17,497
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	$23,359	$4,587	$18,772
University Preparatory Value High	Public, Charter	9-12	1929 West Pico Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	University Preparatory Value High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 382-1223	493	26	19.1	91.7%	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	474 (96.1%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	52.3	985^th of 2162 public high schools	54.4%		54.2	902^nd of 2159 public high schools	58.2%	83		24.6	14.0	19.4				59.1	59.1				28.7	28.7	$19,886	$2,417	$17,469

Frequently Asked Questions about Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM

Is Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM a good school?

Yes! Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 56^th of 2162 California high schools.

How many students attend Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM.

What is the racial makeup of Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM?

Students at Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM are 31% White, 28% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 13% African American.

What district is Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM in?

Los Angeles Unified

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