Summary:
New West Charter is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Los Angeles, California, with a student population of 997. It is part of the New West Charter District, which is ranked 159 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past few years, New West Charter has consistently ranked in the top 15% of California high schools, with a current ranking of 272 out of 2,323 schools and a 4-star rating.
New West Charter students consistently outperform the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 82.48% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 55.73%. In Mathematics, 48.53% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27.9%. The school also has a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.1% to 92.4% over the past two years, which is higher than the state average, and a lower dropout rate of 8.8% in 2022-2023. Additionally, New West Charter performs well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of California high schools for African American students and in the top 10% for students with disabilities.
While New West Charter outperforms the state average, it is not the highest-performing school in the immediate area. For example, Beverly Hills High School, located about 3 miles away, has a higher ranking and stronger academic performance in several areas, such as Mathematics and Science. However, New West Charter has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.1% in 2022-2023, which is lower than many nearby schools, such as Animo Venice Charter High (29.9%) and Phoenix Continuation (80.4%). Additionally, the percentage of students at New West Charter eligible for free or reduced-price lunch has decreased from 24.93% to 16.15% over the past three years, which is lower than some nearby schools like Animo Venice Charter High (91.79%) and Magnolia Science Academy 4 (96.08%).
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Detail:
Student/teacher ratio: 19.2
Number of students: 998
Racial breakdown:
White:
53.2%
Hispanic:
22.2%
Two or more races:
10.5%
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Asian:
9.3%
African American:
4.3%
American Indian:
0.2%
Not Specified:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.8%
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