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Kirby Dorothy Camp

Public Grades 7-12

1900^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 12% of California high schools

Summary

Kirby Dorothy Camp is a very small public school serving just 64 students in grades 7-12 in Commerce, CA, operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education and ranking in the bottom 12% of all California schools.

The school's academic results are significantly lower than both state averages and nearby schools; for example, 0% of students were proficient in math compared to 80.92% at Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep, and its graduation rate is volatile and much lower than the 97.5% rate at James A. Garfield Senior High. However, it excels in one key area: student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.4%, which is far better than the state average and even top-performing local schools.

This combination of low achievement but high attendance and very high per-student spending suggests Kirby Dorothy Camp serves a specialized, high-needs student population, offering small class sizes and significant resources, which may focus on different student supports than traditional academic benchmarks. Its performance is similar to other specialized schools in the area like Monterey Continuation, indicating it may be part of a network of alternative education options within the broader Los Angeles Unified region.

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,884

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 South McDonnell Ave.
Commerce, CA 90040

(323) 263-5106

District: Los Angeles County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.5%

African American:

26.6%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2011 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (61% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,900^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 8% (2017) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1900 of 2162	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	2151 of 2159	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1911 of 2170	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	2121 of 2123	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1149 of 1290	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1799 of 2017	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	1866 of 2021	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	2038 of 2426	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	2139 of 2354	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	2151 of 2367	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1794 of 1900	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1533 of 1917	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1861 of 1861	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1953 of 2013	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	2014 of 2026	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1872 of 1942	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1939 of 1948	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1955 of 1963	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1070 of 1252	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Science6%-26 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Kirby Dorothy Camp

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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
Kirby Dorothy Camp	Public	7-12	1500 South McDonnell Ave.	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-5106	64	7	8.7	95.3%	3 (4.7%)	17 (26.6%)	40 (62.5%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	12.3	1900^th of 2162 public high schools	12.1%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	251				8.3	6.3				9.1	11.1				0.0	0.0	$30,884	$5,457	$25,427
James A. Garfield Senior High	Public	9-12	5101 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5500	2,237	127	17.5	92.8%	29 (1.3%)	11 (0.5%)	2,182 (97.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	56.9	892^nd of 2162 public high schools	58.7%		61.3	734^th of 2159 public high schools	66.0%	158			22.2		21.9				62.3	62.3				28.5	28.5	$21,084	$4,171	$16,913
Monterey Continuation	Public	9-12	466 South Fraser St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0786	32	3	10.6	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	2082^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.7%					(n/a)									9.1	9.1				0.0	0.0	$44,295	$9,037	$35,258
Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	414 South Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 459-0325	517	21	24.7	80.1%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	74.2	502^nd of 2162 public high schools	76.8%		67.4	604^th of 2159 public high schools	72.0%	102		23.7		34.4	28.9				80.9	80.9				38.9	38.9	$19,995	$1,977	$18,018
SIATech Academy South	Public, Virtual, Charter	10-12	255 S. Mednik Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	SIATech Academy South District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 945-1227	194	7	27.7	75.3%	3 (1.5%)	14 (7.2%)	173 (89.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	27.4	1543^rd of 2162 public high schools	28.6%		26.2	1568^th of 2159 public high schools	27.4%	25									27.7	27.7				15.9	15.9	$14,316	$842	$13,474
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles	Public, Charter	9-12	725 South Indiana St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 304-7077	141	12	11.3	97.2%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	135 (95.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.4	1277^th of 2162 public high schools	40.9%		46.8	1082^nd of 2159 public high schools	49.9%	195				18.8	18.8				32.4	32.4				18.2	18.2	$22,184	$2,181	$20,003
Montebello Community Day	Public	7-12	123 South Montebello Blvd.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7900	22	4	5.0	86.4%	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$65,947	$1,252	$64,695
Maywood Center for Enriched Studies	Public	6-12	5800 King Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 210-1412	1,093	58	18.7	86.6%	66 (6.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1,012 (92.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	64.7	695^th of 2162 public high schools	67.9%		63.7	680^th of 2159 public high schools	68.5%	15	26.8		36.6		32.0	67.8	61.4	64.6	67.1	65.4	40.9	35.1	31.5	22.6	31.6	$19,348	$3,844	$15,504
Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center	Public	9-12	4540 Michigan Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0681	243	27	9.0	84.8%	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	228 (93.8%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																$86,775	$11,252	$75,523
Boyle Heights Hilda Solis High	Public	9-12	319 North Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 729-1700	256	20	12.8	95.7%	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	248 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	51.5	1007^th of 2162 public high schools	53.4%		69	578^th of 2159 public high schools	73.2%	429			23.2		21.3				53.5	53.5				25.9	25.9	$32,606	$6,152	$26,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirby Dorothy Camp

What is the racial makeup of Kirby Dorothy Camp?

Students at Kirby Dorothy Camp are 63% Hispanic, 27% African American, 5% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified.

Is Kirby Dorothy Camp a good school?

Kirby Dorothy Camp ranks in the bottom 12.1% of California high schools.

How many students attend Kirby Dorothy Camp?

In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Kirby Dorothy Camp.

What district is Kirby Dorothy Camp in?

Los Angeles County Office of Education

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