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L.A. County High School for the Arts

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L.A. County High School for the Arts ranks 457 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 79% of California high schools

Summary

L.A. County High School for the Arts is a Los Angeles school serving grades 9–12, with 551 students. In 2025–2026, graduation was strong at 97%, compared with 88% statewide, although chronic absenteeism was 21%, above the state’s 18%. The clearest takeaway is the school’s exceptional ELA performance: 84% of students were proficient, 35 percentage points above the state.

Compared with nearby schools, the school’s results stand out in math and science: it ranked first among nearby schools with comparable scores in both subjects, with 39% proficient in math and 37% in science. Its ELA result ranked second, behind Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5 at 93%. The school’s ELA result was also 39 points above Los Angeles Unified; its math and science leads over the district were 15 and 10 points. Against the state, however, those two subjects were only 1 point higher each. Nearby comparisons include only schools with comparable scores supplied.

Over time, ELA proficiency rose 11 points from 2022–2023, but fell 5 points from the prior year. Math rose 9 points over that period, moving from 4 points below the state to 1 point above it; science rose only 1 point, while its state advantage narrowed from 6 points to 1. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 79th percentile and gave it 4 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 87th percentile the year before. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves special education students placed it at the 100th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 79th percentile. Its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students fell from the 91st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 72nd in 2025–2026. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 11.6, below the nearby-school average of 15.1. The school reported 19% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; California is marked as a statewide-free-meals state, so this figure describes reported eligibility, not who receives meals.

551

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,794

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032-4221

(323) 343-2550

District: Los Angeles County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.8%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Two or more races:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg33%

California avg42%

457^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9High Schools in the Los Angeles County Office of Education

1338^th of 1,530Los Angeles County Office of Education 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	457 of 2135	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	278 of 2162	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	316 of 2159	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	478 of 2170	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	444 of 2123	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	114 of 1290	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	298 of 2133	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	270 of 2017	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	363 of 2021	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	86.2	263 of 2039	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	90.6	171 of 1994	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	55.8	630 of 2426	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	54.5	680 of 2354	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	55.2	661 of 2367	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	341 of 2281	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	61.4	426 of 2238	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	64.1	389 of 2117	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	372 of 2063	82.0%	★★★★☆
2006	66.1	351 of 1968	82.2%	★★★★☆
2005	67.3	288 of 1901	84.9%	★★★★☆
2004	70.2	187 of 1653	88.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	19 of 523	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	86 of 521	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	112 of 592	81.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	84 of 575	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	137 of 585	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	156 of 573	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	337 of 591	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	251 of 581	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	180 of 582	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	89.9	74 of 1117	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	429 of 1864	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.0	238 of 1906	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	346 of 1915	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	434 of 1915	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	502 of 1858	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	135 of 1054	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	248 of 1833	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	371 of 1760	78.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	411 of 1880	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	271 of 1900	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	101 of 1902	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	67.0	530 of 1917	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	400 of 1861	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	187 of 1814	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	194 of 1742	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	563 of 1997	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	183 of 2013	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	304 of 2026	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	596 of 2030	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	296 of 1943	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	263 of 1937	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	451 of 1930	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	266 of 1942	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	184 of 1948	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	72.7	475 of 1963	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	256 of 1916	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	70 of 1122	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	418 of 1880	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	171 of 1834	90.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	233 of 588	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.8	196 of 577	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	355 of 574	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	309 of 541	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	299 of 515	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	152 of 422	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	99.9	3 of 1235	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	150 of 1216	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	168 of 1197	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	407 of 1130	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.5	222 of 1155	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	368 of 1173	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	471 of 1193	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	455 of 1204	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	392 of 1222	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.2	166 of 1173	85.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)100th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2019)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2026)85th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science37%~ state avg

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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
L.A. County High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	5151 State University Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 343-2550	551	47	11.6	18.9%	175 (31.8%)	46 (8.3%)	165 (29.9%)	62 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (14.5%)	77.5	457^th of 2135 public high schools	78.6%		86.2	278^th of 2162 public high schools	87.1%	179	37.5			37.2	84.3	84.3	39.1	39.1	$39,794	$39,036	$758
Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science	Public, Charter	9-12	5151 State University Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 987-2144	558	31	17.7	89.8%	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	532 (95.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80.4	398^th of 2135 public high schools	81.4%		86.1	283^rd of 2162 public high schools	86.9%	115			39.6	39.6	78.6	78.6	35.6	35.6
Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Public	9-12	4500 Multnomah St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-1600	1,260	84	14.9	94.0%	33 (2.6%)	15 (1.2%)	1,177 (93.4%)	28 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	54.3	938^th of 2135 public high schools	56.1%		60.8	804^th of 2162 public high schools	62.8%	134		28.4		27.7	63.2	63.2	23.6	23.6	$43,944	$40,908	$3,036
Pueblo de Los Angeles Continuation	Public	9-12	3921 Selig Pl.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-3258	80	4	19.8	97.5%	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	76 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	1629^th of 2135 public high schools	23.7%		15.7	1779^th of 2162 public high schools	17.7%	150		18.8		18.2	29.4	29.4	5.9	5.9	$49,902	$46,100	$3,802
Ednovate - East College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	3825 North Mission Rd.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - East College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 285-1441	314	17	18.4	81.2%	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	298 (94.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	64	733^rd of 2135 public high schools	65.7%		58.3	866^th of 2162 public high schools	59.9%	133	34.8		38.7	36.6	53.9	53.9	29.5	29.5
Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4545 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90071	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 250-8818	48	5	10.1	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	47 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	27.9			27.9					$79,774	$73,912	$5,862
E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6760	355	20	17.5	89.9%	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	344 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.7	1327^th of 2135 public high schools	37.8%		34.5	1391^st of 2162 public high schools	35.7%	64		23.0		22.8	46.7	46.7	16.2	16.2	$35,678	$33,936	$1,742
Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6830	398	22	18.1	95.5%	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50.7	1024^th of 2135 public high schools	52.0%		27.5	1539^th of 2162 public high schools	28.8%	515		21.5		21.5	68.0	68.0	21.5	21.5	$30,685	$28,972	$1,713
Soc Just Leadership Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #5	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6865	121	12	9.7	95.9%	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	118 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.6	664^th of 2135 public high schools	68.9%		52.7	977^th of 2162 public high schools	54.8%	313		33.3		31.3	93.3	93.3	26.7	26.7	$57,369	$54,292	$3,077
Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6725	243	22	11.2	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	231 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	33	1426^th of 2135 public high schools	33.2%		37.6	1317^th of 2162 public high schools	39.1%	109		21.2		19.4	44.1	44.1	12.1	12.1	$68,440	$60,820	$7,620

Frequently Asked Questions about L.A. County High School for the Arts

What district is L.A. County High School for the Arts in?

Los Angeles County Office of Education

What is the racial makeup of L.A. County High School for the Arts?

Students at L.A. County High School for the Arts are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Not Specified.

How many students attend L.A. County High School for the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended L.A. County High School for the Arts.

Is L.A. County High School for the Arts a good school?

L.A. County High School for the Arts ranks 457^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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