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Temple City High

Public Grades 9-12

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 94% of California high schools

Summary

Temple City High is a large, consistently top-rated public high school serving approximately 1,800 students in grades 9-12 within the diverse Temple City Unified community.

The school is distinguished by its stable, high-level performance across nearly all student groups, with graduation rates consistently above 96% and test scores significantly exceeding state averages. A key strength is its exceptional support for English Learners and economically disadvantaged students, outperforming many nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Rosemead High. While not the absolute highest in test scores compared to wealthier neighbors like San Marino High, Temple City High achieves remarkably strong and balanced results for its diverse student population, suggesting highly effective teaching and a positive school culture.

Parents should note the school's very low chronic absenteeism, which supports student success, but also be aware of a recent, sharp decline in its performance rating for Special Education students, which is a significant outlier in its otherwise excellent record. Compared to other schools in the area, including the district's own Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center, Temple City High represents a model of consistent, comprehensive excellence that effectively prepares the vast majority of its students for graduation and beyond.

1,779

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,626

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9501 Lemon Ave.
Temple City, CA 91780-1305

(626) 548-5043

District: Temple City Unified

Feeder schools for Temple City High:

Elementary:	Emperor Elementary
	La Rosa Elementary
	Longden Elementary
Middle:	Cloverly Elementary
	Oak Avenue Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

69.5%

Hispanic:

21.9%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2013 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg66%

California avg41%

127^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Temple City Unified

256^th of 1,543Temple City 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	93.8	127 of 2162	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	104 of 2159	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	147 of 2170	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	103 of 2123	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	175 of 2133	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	190 of 2017	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	140 of 2021	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	129 of 2039	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	122 of 1994	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	90.4	27 of 2426	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.6	22 of 2354	99.1%	★★★★★
2011	90.2	32 of 2367	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	92.6	15 of 2281	99.3%	★★★★★
2009	82.9	78 of 2238	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	83.4	83 of 2117	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.8	86 of 2063	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	82.7	88 of 1968	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	81.2	87 of 1901	95.4%	★★★★★
2004	78.0	88 of 1653	94.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	232 of 585	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	213 of 573	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	265 of 591	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	177 of 581	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	299 of 582	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	241 of 581	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.6	201 of 1161	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	22.7	954 of 1117	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.5	281 of 1052	73.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.0	97 of 1085	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	44 of 1064	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	6 of 1044	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	52.8	248 of 941	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	175 of 938	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	136 of 1906	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	122 of 1915	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	157 of 1915	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	122 of 1858	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	169 of 1833	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	177 of 1760	89.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	381 of 1900	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	512 of 1902	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	564 of 1917	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	316 of 1861	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	579 of 1814	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	625 of 1742	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	97 of 2013	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	104 of 2026	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	83 of 2030	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	61 of 1943	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	148 of 1937	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	134 of 1862	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	134 of 1942	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	107 of 1948	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	142 of 1963	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	86 of 1916	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	202 of 1880	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	181 of 1834	90.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	333 of 577	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	265 of 574	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	183 of 541	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.9	61 of 515	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	45 of 366	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1068 of 1252	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.4	359 of 1216	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	40.8	591 of 1197	50.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	453 of 1155	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	263 of 1173	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	261 of 1193	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	232 of 1204	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	480 of 1222	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	704 of 1173	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)83rd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-52 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Mathematics61%+23 vs state

Science56%+23 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
Temple City High	Public	9-12	9501 Lemon Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5043	1,779	74	24.0	35.9%	88 (4.9%)	7 (0.4%)	390 (21.9%)	1,236 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	52 (2.9%)	93.8	127^th of 2162 public high schools	94.1%		95.2	104^th of 2159 public high schools	95.2%	23			56.0	56.0				74.1	74.1				60.7	60.7	$24,626	$2,204	$22,422
Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center	Public	9-12	5830 Kauffman Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5113	34	4	8.4	61.8%	4 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (58.8%)	7 (20.6%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	19.2	1709^th of 2162 public high schools	21.0%		20.8	1684^th of 2159 public high schools	22.0%	25			15.4	15.4				7.7	7.7				0.0	0.0	$36,079	$1,293	$34,786
Arcadia High	Public	9-12	180 Campus Dr.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-1711	2,939	119	24.7	25.5%	263 (8.9%)	50 (1.7%)	515 (17.5%)	1,975 (67.2%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	125 (4.3%)	89.6	205^th of 2162 public high schools	90.5%		91.7	184^th of 2159 public high schools	91.5%	21		57.1	25.0	56.0				66.9	66.9				62.3	62.3	$18,081	$1,516	$16,565
Aveson Global Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	300 Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Aveson Global Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 797-1438	200	15	13.3	38.0%	66 (33.0%)	21 (10.5%)	84 (42.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.5%)	23.8	1619^th of 2162 public high schools	25.1%		67.4	607^th of 2159 public high schools	71.9%	1012	29.0			26.7	57.1	55.2	25.6	30.0	41.4	42.9	31.0	21.1	10.0	27.0	$24,494	$2,171	$22,323
Rose City High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	300 Madre St.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5620	113	11	10.4	83.2%	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.1%)	101 (89.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	15.8	1776^th of 2162 public high schools	17.9%		13	1891^st of 2159 public high schools	12.4%	115				5.9				14.7	14.7				10.0	10.0	$34,151	$3,896	$30,255
San Marino High	Public	9-12	2701 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7020	886	43	20.4	11.5%	163 (18.4%)	8 (0.9%)	83 (9.4%)	536 (60.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (10.6%)	97.9	35^th of 2162 public high schools	98.4%		99.1	15^th of 2159 public high schools	99.3%	20		72.4	68.9	70.8				84.5	84.5				77.7	77.7	$18,705	$599	$18,106
Options For Youth - Duarte Inc	Public, Charter	7-12	3130 East Colorado Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-2500	3,369	120	27.9	86.0%	388 (11.5%)	436 (12.9%)	2,232 (66.3%)	68 (2.0%)	10 (0.3%)	18 (0.5%)	182 (5.4%)	39.5	1274^th of 2162 public high schools	41.1%		37.1	1313^th of 2159 public high schools	39.2%	39	9.1		27.1	23.9			18.5	39.9	38.4			5.7	14.8	14.2
Rosemead High	Public	9-12	9063 East Mission Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 286-3141	1,691	74	22.9	85.8%	16 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	855 (50.6%)	792 (46.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	82.3	374^th of 2162 public high schools	82.7%		89.1	249^th of 2159 public high schools	88.5%	125		20.0	14.3	17.1				70.0	70.0				46.0	46.0	$25,318	$6,571	$18,747
Del Mar High	Public	10-12	312 South Del Mar Ave.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 291-5723	36	4	9.0	88.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	24 (66.7%)	10 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	21	1673^rd of 2162 public high schools	22.6%		24.5	1597^th of 2159 public high schools	26.0%	76		14.3		14.3				33.3	33.3				0.0	0.0	$40,225	$3,429	$36,796
Learning Works	Public, Charter	7-12	90 North Daisy Ave.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Learning Works District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 564-2871	212	8	25.3	75.5%	7 (3.3%)	15 (7.1%)	187 (88.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13.4	1862^nd of 2162 public high schools	13.9%		14.6	1830^th of 2159 public high schools	15.2%	32			7.4	5.9				4.0	2.6				0.0	0.0	$17,441	$1,950	$15,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Temple City High

How many students attend Temple City High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,779 students attended Temple City High.

What is the racial makeup of Temple City High?

Students at Temple City High are 69% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Temple City High in?

Temple City Unified

Is Temple City High a good school?

Yes. Temple City High ranks in the top 5.9% of California high schools.

What schools feed into Temple City High?

Temple City High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Emperor Elementary
Elementary : La Rosa Elementary
Elementary : Longden Elementary
Middle : Cloverly Elementary
Middle : Oak Avenue Intermediate

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