Loara High

Summary:

Loara High is a public high school located in Anaheim, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,650 students. The school is part of the Anaheim Union High School District, which is ranked 805 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Loara High consistently performs below the Anaheim Union High School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 39.24% of Loara High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.51% for the district and 55.73% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 9.78% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 26.18% for the district and 27.9% for the state. Loara High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 87.1% to 92.5%, while its dropout rate has been relatively high, ranging from 2.9% to 8.6%.

Loara High's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Magnolia High and Anaheim High, which are also part of the Anaheim Union High School District. However, Loara High performs better than the nearby Polaris High and Gilbert High (Continuation), which are also part of the same district. Addressing the school's consistently low performance in Mathematics and Science, as well as the high chronic absenteeism rate, will be crucial for improving Loara High's overall academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1765 West Cerritos Ave.
       Anaheim, CA  92804-6198


(714) 999-3677

District: Anaheim Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
1434th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,795 Help


Feeder schools for Loara High:

Elementary:    Madison (James) Elementary
    Ross (Betsy) Elementary
    Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary
Middle:    Ball Junior High

Student/teacher ratio:  20.4 Help
Number of students:  1,565

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.6%
Asian:
10.8%
White:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Loara High ranks worse than 61.7% of high schools in California. It also ranks 9th among 11 ranked high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.73. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Loara High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.6%), Asian (10.8%), White (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Loara High is 20.4, which is the 4th best among 11 high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Loara High is $12,795, which is the 5th highest among 11 high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Loara High:

SchoolDigger ranks Loara High 1434th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Loara High in the ranking list.)

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Anaheim Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Anaheim Union High 805th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Loara High

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Rank History for all students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.56 331st 1653 80.0%
2005 70.00 253rd 1901 86.7%
2006 71.37 259th 1968 86.8%
2007 70.23 255th 2063 87.6%
2008 55.95 547th 2117 74.2%
2009 48.72 778th 2238 65.2%
2010 53.11 673rd 2281 70.5%
2011 55.70 648th 2367 72.6%
2012 54.39 684th 2354 70.9%
2013 56.38 621st 2426 74.4%
2015 51.73 945th 1994 52.6%
2016 57.81 829th 2039 59.3%
2017 49.14 1044th 2021 48.3%
2018 43.43 1157th 2017 42.6%
2019 53.72 884th 2133 58.6%
2021 42.55 722nd 1290 44.0%
2022 38.61 1217th 2123 42.7%
2023 34.26 1299th 2348 44.7%
2024 29.73 1434th 2323 38.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.28 554th 938 40.9%
2019 36.68 545th 941 42.1%
2021 39.79 254th 467 45.6%
2022 30.86 803rd 1044 23.1%
2023 29.15 848th 1323 35.9%
2024 32.63 722nd 1350 46.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.47 617th 1547 60.1%
2024 24.81 1174th 1534 23.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.44 1043rd 1862 44.0%
2019 63.49 590th 1937 69.5%
2021 51.27 529th 1126 53.0%
2022 43.41 1034th 1943 46.8%
2023 42.80 1066th 2247 52.6%
2024 35.50 1278th 2235 42.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.66 257th 290 11.4%
2024 8.90 441st 451 2.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.84 1138th 1760 35.3%
2019 56.71 703rd 1833 61.6%
2021 38.48 651st 1054 38.2%
2022 38.65 1087th 1858 41.5%
2023 36.92 1177th 2118 44.4%
2024 29.64 1362nd 2098 35.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.04 927th 1052 11.9%
2019 24.50 906th 1117 18.9%
2021 35.05 339th 555 38.9%
2022 29.00 850th 1161 26.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 10.88 225th 233 3.4%
2024 15.77 216th 234 7.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.53 1060th 1834 42.2%
2019 49.00 885th 1880 52.9%
2021 39.51 664th 1122 40.8%
2022 34.09 1195th 1916 37.6%
2023 30.28 1326th 2207 39.9%
2024 27.58 1391st 2172 36.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.68 435th 581 25.1%
2019 68.52 200th 582 65.6%
2022 47.32 332nd 581 42.9%
2023 40.19 468th 731 36.0%
2024 50.29 390th 712 45.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.00 1102nd 1742 36.7%
2019 56.16 728th 1814 59.9%
2022 38.33 1134th 1861 39.1%
2023 33.76 1277th 2142 40.4%
2024 26.83 1433rd 2125 32.6%
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Rank History for White students at Loara High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.74 673rd 1173 42.6%
2019 40.36 756th 1222 38.1%
2022 16.77 1024th 1204 15.0%
2023 32.34 884th 1434 38.4%
2024 15.55 1131st 1406 19.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Loara High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1145 36 267 282 6 n/a n/a 0 1736
1989 1044 35 305 286 5 n/a n/a 0 1675
1990 1021 44 284 427 8 n/a n/a 0 1784
1991 914 45 308 515 8 n/a n/a 0 1790
1992 863 57 317 571 4 n/a n/a 0 1812
1993 850 58 315 641 8 n/a n/a 0 1872
1994 782 68 354 656 8 n/a n/a 0 1868
1995 711 66 349 792 9 n/a n/a 0 1927
1996 711 66 349 792 9 n/a n/a 0 1927
1997 731 72 392 850 10 n/a n/a 0 2055
1998 693 57 363 937 13 n/a n/a 0 2063
1999 681 62 370 1027 8 n/a n/a 0 2148
2000 657 62 361 1017 8 n/a n/a 0 2105
2001 631 61 330 1080 6 n/a n/a 0 2108
2002 562 51 322 1149 3 n/a n/a 0 2087
2003 562 51 322 1149 3 n/a n/a 0 2087
2004 560 48 330 1263 12 n/a n/a 0 2213
2005 565 52 339 1369 11 n/a n/a 0 2336
2006 526 50 338 1467 13 n/a n/a 0 2394
2007 480 49 294 1594 6 n/a n/a 154 2577
2008 407 50 295 1652 7 n/a n/a 0 2411
2009 391 58 262 1861 5 39 145 0 2761
2010 372 55 306 1864 7 37 45 0 2686
2011 331 64 312 1944 5 33 43 0 2732
2012 289 59 311 2014 8 30 30 0 2741
2013 246 51 300 1960 7 20 40 0 2624
2015 215 55 261 1797 8 14 27 0 2377
2016 184 49 275 1748 6 13 28 0 2303
2017 149 41 267 1683 4 16 24 0 2184
2018 90 28 267 1586 4 19 69 0 2063
2019 129 31 240 1560 0 20 14 0 1994
2020 115 27 216 1528 1 17 14 0 1918
2021 107 27 207 1514 2 15 18 0 1890
2022 88 15 181 1417 3 14 15 1 1734
2023 73 17 171 1357 2 10 20 0 1650
2024 65 17 169 1277 8 5 23 1 1565

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Loara High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1736 66.9 25.9 n/a
1989 1675 62.3 26.8 n/a
1990 1784 66.2 26.9 n/a
1991 1790 63.4 28.2 n/a
1992 1812 64.4 28.1 28.5
1993 1872 64.0 29.3 33.3
1994 1868 62.0 30.1 33.7
1995 1927 66.0 29.2 41.5
1996 1927 66.0 29.2 41.5
1997 2055 71.0 28.9 43
1998 2063 74.7 27.6 46.5
1999 2148 77.6 27.7 46.5
2000 2105 77.5 27.2 46
2001 2108 85.0 24.8 49.5
2002 2087 86.0 24.3 49.2
2003 2087 86.0 24.3 49.2
2004 2213 86.0 25.7 47.1
2005 2336 85.0 27.5 53.6
2006 2394 93.8 25.5 52.5
2007 2577 92.0 28.0 56.8
2008 2411 111.0 21.7 60.4
2009 2761 102.0 24.4 57.9
2010 2686 104.8 25.6 70.7
2011 2732 n/a n/a 67.7
2012 2741 96.6 28.3 n/a
2013 2624 95.8 27.3 68
2015 2377 88.0 27.0 81.9
2016 2303 85.0 27.0 76.8
2017 2184 83.0 26.3 75.4
2018 2063 81.1 25.4 81.8
2019 1994 75.0 26.5 80.5
2020 1918 n/a n/a 82.3
2021 1890 76.4 24.7 87.1
2022 1734 80.8 21.4 83.2
2023 1650 84.8 19.4 88.7
2024 1565 76.5 20.4 91.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Loara High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1736 66.9 25.9 n/a
1989 1675 62.3 26.8 n/a
1990 1784 66.2 26.9 n/a
1991 1790 63.4 28.2 n/a
1992 1812 64.4 28.1 28.5
1993 1872 64.0 29.3 33.3
1994 1868 62.0 30.1 33.7
1995 1927 66.0 29.2 41.5
1996 1927 66.0 29.2 41.5
1997 2055 71.0 28.9 43
1998 2063 74.7 27.6 46.5
1999 2148 77.6 27.7 46.5
2000 2105 77.5 27.2 46
2001 2108 85.0 24.8 49.5
2002 2087 86.0 24.3 49.2
2003 2087 86.0 24.3 49.2
2004 2213 86.0 25.7 47.1
2005 2336 85.0 27.5 53.6
2006 2394 93.8 25.5 52.5
2007 2577 92.0 28.0 56.8
2008 2411 111.0 21.7 60.4
2009 2761 102.0 24.4 57.9
2010 2686 104.8 25.6 70.7
2011 2732 n/a n/a 67.7
2012 2741 96.6 28.3 n/a
2013 2624 95.8 27.3 68
2015 2377 88.0 27.0 81.9
2016 2303 85.0 27.0 76.8
2017 2184 83.0 26.3 75.4
2018 2063 81.1 25.4 81.8
2019 1994 75.0 26.5 80.5
2020 1918 n/a n/a 82.3
2021 1890 76.4 24.7 87.1
2022 1734 80.8 21.4 83.2
2023 1650 84.8 19.4 88.7
2024 1565 76.5 20.4 91.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Loara High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,795

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Loara High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 884th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1299th of 2348 High schools
 13.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Loara High)58.234.6
 23.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Anaheim Union High)59.152.5
 6.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Loara High)2013.8
 6.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Anaheim Union High)27.424.1
 3.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Loara High)27.223.8
 3.4%
   11th Grade Science (Anaheim Union High)30.832
 1.2%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Loara High)18.28.3
 9.9%
   12th Grade Science (Anaheim Union High)13.113.7
 0.6%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students19941650
 17.3%
African American3117
 45.2%
American Indian02
Asian240171
 28.8%
Hispanic15601357
 13%
Pacific Islander2010
 50%
White12973
 43.4%
Two or More Races1420
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.5%88.7%
 8.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Loara High

Students at Loara High are 82% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,565 students attended Loara High.

Loara High ranks 1434th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Loara High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Madison (James) Elementary
Elementary : Ross (Betsy) Elementary
Elementary : Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary
Middle : Ball Junior High


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