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Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

Q: Is Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall a good school?

Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall ranks in the bottom 12.5% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall?

Students at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall are 64% Hispanic, 33% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-12

1891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 13% of California high schools

Summary

Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall is a specialized high school serving 225 students in grades 6-12 within the juvenile justice system in Downey, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

This school serves a uniquely vulnerable population and faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English (9.52%) and math (5%) far below those of nearby comprehensive high schools like Downey High or Paramount High. Its graduation rate of 33.9% and a 21% dropout rate are also notably lower than most schools in the area, though it shows a recent trend of modest improvement from historically very low performance.

While it shares some challenges with other alternative schools like Vista High in the Lynwood Unified district, Los Padrinos generally performs lower. Interestingly, it maintains a lower student-teacher ratio and has seen dramatic fluctuations in per-student spending over the years, indicating a complex operational environment focused on a specialized student body with nearly all students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

225

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,344

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7285 East Quill Dr.
Downey, CA 90242

(562) 803-6648

District: Los Angeles County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.6%

African American:

32.9%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2018 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a <1st-percentile low (2018)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (34% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,891^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Los Angeles County Office of Education

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
2025	12.7	1891 of 2162	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2062 of 2159	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2121 of 2133	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	2011 of 2017	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	1970 of 2021	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	2000 of 2039	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	1893 of 2426	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	1310 of 2354	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.8	1718 of 2367	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1878 of 1900	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1771 of 1902	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1643 of 2013	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1919 of 2026	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1808 of 1942	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1834 of 1948	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-39 vs state

Mathematics5%-32 vs state

Science0%-33 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 10th 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
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall	Public	6-12	7285 East Quill Dr.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 803-6648	225	22	10.3	98.7%	4 (1.8%)	74 (32.9%)	143 (63.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	12.7	1891^st of 2162 public high schools	12.5%		10.2	2062^nd of 2159 public high schools	4.5%	171				0.0	0.0				11.8	9.5				5.9	5.0	$14,344	$4,641	$9,703
International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex	Public	6-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7521	867	44	19.8	86.2%	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	855 (98.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	78.8	432^nd of 2162 public high schools	80.0%		66.7	623^rd of 2159 public high schools	71.1%	191	19.3		41.2	0.0	26.3	46.5	47.3	45.0	79.1	51.7	26.1	30.7	33.6	39.5	31.7	$17,083	$2,610	$14,473
Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7531	411	23	17.6	90.0%	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1076^th of 2162 public high schools	50.2%		31.9	1451^st of 2159 public high schools	32.8%	375			30.3		30.4				52.0	52.0				14.3	14.3	$19,141	$3,192	$15,949
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7540	524	29	18.0	85.7%	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	76.2	475^th of 2162 public high schools	78.0%		73.2	521^st of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	46			41.7		41.7				69.5	69.5				34.1	34.1	$23,601	$6,534	$17,067
Warren (Earl) High	Public	9-12	8141 De Palma St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 869-7306	3,609	148	24.3	79.8%	140 (3.9%)	148 (4.1%)	3,212 (89.0%)	68 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.2%)	26 (0.7%)	70.8	582^nd of 2162 public high schools	73.1%		66.8	619^th of 2159 public high schools	71.3%	37		30.0	35.1	11.8	32.3				72.7	72.7				36.3	36.3	$18,317	$1,892	$16,425
Vista High	Public	9-12	11300 Wright Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1516	186	15	12.2	96.2%	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.8%)	173 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1794^th of 2162 public high schools	17.0%		14.3	1839^th of 2159 public high schools	14.8%	45				7.4	7.4				7.0	7.0				0.0	0.0
Marco Antonio Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	5246 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5200	1,633	67	24.3	94.8%	10 (0.6%)	48 (2.9%)	1,572 (96.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.8	1045^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%		35.3	1359^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	314				15.0	15.0				52.1	52.1				24.4	24.4
Downey High	Public	9-12	11040 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 869-7301	4,051	170	23.8	79.2%	183 (4.5%)	113 (2.8%)	3,589 (88.6%)	123 (3.0%)	2 (0.0%)	14 (0.3%)	26 (0.6%)	67.3	650^th of 2162 public high schools	69.9%		64.3	670^th of 2159 public high schools	69.0%	20		25.8	36.4	6.1	30.6				64.8	64.8				38.4	38.4	$18,307	$2,603	$15,704
Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	9300 Imperial Hwy. Clark Bldg.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 922-6850	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Paramount Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	14507 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8084	14	1	10.1	100.0%	1 (7.1%)	2 (14.3%)	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$62,511	$1,557	$60,954

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

What is the racial makeup of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall?

Students at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall are 64% Hispanic, 33% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.

What district is Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in?

Los Angeles County Office of Education

Is Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall a good school?

Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall ranks in the bottom 12.5% of California high schools.

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