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University Pathways Public Service Academy

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University Pathways Public Service Academy ranks 1527 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 29% of California high schools

Summary

University Pathways Public Service Academy is a small public high school serving 121 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified district in South Los Angeles, offering small class sizes with a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional ability to graduate students, with a 96% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, significantly outperforming district and state averages; however, this success is paired with academic proficiency rates in English and math that are below these same averages, and the school's statewide ranking has recently declined. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism is a notable challenge, affecting over 38% of students, though this rate is actually lower than at several nearby schools like Jordan High and Mervyn M. Dymally High.

When compared to some nearby charter schools such as Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High and Animo Pat Brown, which achieve both high graduation and high academic proficiency, University Pathways' model shows a different balance of outcomes. The school spends more per student than many local counterparts, but its performance trails that of Jordan High while being stronger than alternative schools like Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day.

121

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,009

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1415 Firestone Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90001-3854

(323) 277-1800

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

African American:

14.9%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,527^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2021

From bottom 20% (2021) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^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	28.0	1527 of 2162	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	1308 of 2159	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1530 of 2170	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1783 of 2123	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1029 of 1290	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	80.2	82 of 521	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	23.4	418 of 522	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	507 of 1044	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1597 of 1906	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1479 of 1915	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1370 of 1915	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1662 of 1858	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	851 of 1054	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	1241 of 1900	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	931 of 1902	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.7	1495 of 1917	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1542 of 1861	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1366 of 2013	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	1110 of 2026	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1345 of 2030	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1627 of 1943	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	890 of 1126	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1255 of 1942	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	970 of 1948	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.4	1454 of 1963	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1586 of 1916	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1084 of 1122	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	773 of 1252	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	993 of 1197	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)84th percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)51st percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science14%-18 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 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
University Pathways Public Service Academy	Public	9-12	1415 Firestone Blvd.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-1800	121	10	12.1	97.5%	3 (2.5%)	18 (14.9%)	100 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	1527^th of 2162 public high schools	29.4%		37.3	1308^th of 2159 public high schools	39.4%	219		14.3	14.3				30.6	30.6				16.7	16.7	$29,009	$4,986	$24,023
Animo Pat Brown	Public, Charter	9-12	8205 Beach St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Animo Pat Brown District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-3312	617	30	20.2	96.8%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	609 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67.5	648^th of 2162 public high schools	70.0%		59.2	790^th of 2159 public high schools	63.4%	142		37.0	37.0				65.5	65.5				27.3	27.3	$27,990	$3,973	$24,017
Westbrook Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2340 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Westbrook Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-4928	409	24	17.0	83.4%	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.1%)	340 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48.5	1066^th of 2162 public high schools	50.7%		51.8	960^th of 2159 public high schools	55.5%	106	6.1	12.5	8.1	17.4	38.4	18.1	55.0	30.2	11.1	16.7	20.7	30.0	19.3	$27,242	$1,756	$25,486
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	$17,815	$1,614	$16,201
John Hope Continuation	Public	9-12	7840 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1292	87	4	21.3	96.6%	3 (3.4%)	5 (5.7%)	79 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	2081^st of 2162 public high schools	3.7%		8.6	2139^th of 2159 public high schools	0.9%	58		0.0	2.9				5.7	5.7				2.9	2.9	$30,519	$8,441	$22,078
Mervyn M. Dymally High	Public	9-12	8800 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4600	654	44	14.8	98.3%	6 (0.9%)	124 (19.0%)	516 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	31	1473^rd of 2162 public high schools	31.9%		23.6	1609^th of 2159 public high schools	25.5%	136		14.3	14.1				40.1	40.1				14.2	14.2	$28,158	$5,444	$22,714
Thomas Riley High	Public	7-12	1524 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 563-6692	23	3	9.1	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	22 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$91,757	$15,427	$76,330
John C. Fremont Senior High	Public	9-12	7676 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1200	1,889	99	19.0	97.5%	33 (1.7%)	134 (7.1%)	1,691 (89.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	27 (1.4%)	27.3	1548^th of 2162 public high schools	28.4%		30	1490^th of 2159 public high schools	31.0%	58		14.8	14.5				32.4	32.4				13.9	13.9	$21,350	$4,817	$16,533
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	$19,810	$2,391	$17,419
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	Public	9-12	10601 South Grandee Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8400	27	3	8.9	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	9 (33.3%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			0.0											$43,855	$7,484	$36,371

Frequently Asked Questions about University Pathways Public Service Academy

What district is University Pathways Public Service Academy in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of University Pathways Public Service Academy?

Students at University Pathways Public Service Academy are 83% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% White.

Is University Pathways Public Service Academy a good school?

University Pathways Public Service Academy ranks 1527^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend University Pathways Public Service Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 121 students attended University Pathways Public Service Academy.

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