Los Angeles Senior High

Summary:

Los Angeles Senior High is a public high school in Los Angeles, California, serving 1,043 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

While the school has seen some improvement in its four-year graduation rate, rising from 72.8% in 2018-2019 to 84.4% in 2022-2023, it continues to face significant challenges. Los Angeles Senior High consistently performs below the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with only 29.13% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 9.06% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, reaching 45.6% in 2022-2023, and a dropout rate ranging from 9.5% to 18.8% over the past five years. These issues are particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner students, who perform in the bottom 25% of California high schools in their respective categories.

Interestingly, while the nearby schools like View Park Continuation, Joseph Pomeroy Widney CAR Prep and Transition Center, and Whitman Continuation generally perform worse than Los Angeles Senior High, the Los Angeles High School of the Arts and the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, which are also within a 2.5-mile radius, significantly outperform Los Angeles Senior High in most areas. Addressing the root causes of the school's chronic absenteeism and dropout rates could be a critical step in driving overall improvement for this predominantly low-income student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4650 West Olympic Blvd.
       Los Angeles, CA  90019-1831


(323) 900-2700

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1595th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,718 Help


Feeder schools for Los Angeles Senior High:

Elementary:    Alta Loma Elementary
    Arlington Heights Elementary
    Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies
    Queen Anne Place Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  1,043

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:
100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.7% Help


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Compare Details Los Angeles Senior High ranks worse than 68.7% of high schools in California. It also ranks 96th among 158 ranked high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.33. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Los Angeles Senior 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 94.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Angeles Senior High is 17.6, which is the 85th best among 158 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Los Angeles Senior High employs 59.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Angeles Senior High is $12,718, which is the 86th highest among 158 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Los Angeles Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Senior High 1595th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Los Angeles Senior High in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Los Angeles Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Los Angeles Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 26.79 1016th 1653 38.5%
2005 22.92 1288th 1901 32.2%
2006 21.00 1377th 1968 30.0%
2007 27.47 1211th 2063 41.3%
2008 28.61 1211th 2117 42.8%
2009 26.36 1557th 2238 30.4%
2010 30.27 1268th 2281 44.4%
2011 31.17 1275th 2367 46.1%
2012 29.66 1302nd 2354 44.7%
2013 30.46 1305th 2426 46.2%
2015 45.40 1066th 1994 46.5%
2016 41.73 1163rd 2039 43.0%
2017 46.06 1099th 2021 45.6%
2018 41.34 1190th 2017 41.0%
2019 36.56 1301st 2133 39.0%
2021 34.13 850th 1290 34.1%
2022 25.15 1530th 2123 27.9%
2023 20.95 1679th 2348 28.5%
2024 23.33 1595th 2323 31.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Los Angeles Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.51 400th 938 57.4%
2019 35.44 584th 941 37.9%
2021 36.31 281st 467 39.8%
2022 30.12 818th 1044 21.6%
2023 23.42 1175th 1323 11.2%
2024 25.73 1020th 1350 24.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Los Angeles Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.17 911th 1547 41.1%
2024 19.88 1349th 1534 12.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Angeles Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.33 981st 1862 47.3%
2019 45.72 1036th 1937 46.5%
2021 40.04 706th 1126 37.3%
2022 28.55 1390th 1943 28.5%
2023 24.07 1568th 2247 30.2%
2024 29.52 1440th 2235 35.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Los Angeles Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.24 1217th 1760 30.9%
2019 33.93 1194th 1833 34.9%
2021 29.09 777th 1054 26.3%
2022 20.13 1490th 1858 19.8%
2023 19.96 1599th 2118 24.5%
2024 18.68 1619th 2098 22.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Los Angeles Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.07 599th 1052 43.1%
2019 35.81 626th 1117 44.0%
2021 47.82 216th 555 61.1%
2022 35.24 682nd 1161 41.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Los Angeles Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.45 1043rd 1834 43.1%
2019 33.45 1216th 1880 35.3%
2021 30.36 795th 1122 29.1%
2022 26.89 1360th 1916 29.0%
2023 20.45 1601st 2207 27.5%
2024 25.28 1458th 2172 32.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Los Angeles Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.90 397th 582 31.8%
2019 35.20 365th 592 38.3%
2022 26.94 387th 522 25.9%
2023 11.34 683rd 720 5.1%
2024 18.59 629th 721 12.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Angeles Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.75 845th 1742 51.5%
2019 45.73 987th 1814 45.6%
2022 28.66 1346th 1861 27.7%
2023 24.33 1506th 2142 29.7%
2024 29.15 1390th 2125 34.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Los Angeles Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 36 861 529 1599 13 n/a n/a 0 3038
1989 24 750 495 1588 9 n/a n/a 0 2866
1990 21 711 491 1699 4 n/a n/a 0 2926
1991 25 585 467 1768 8 n/a n/a 0 2853
1992 36 534 445 1814 4 n/a n/a 0 2833
1993 33 456 388 1867 2 n/a n/a 0 2746
1994 41 474 369 1966 0 n/a n/a 0 2850
1995 56 572 348 2575 5 n/a n/a 0 3556
1996 56 572 348 2575 5 n/a n/a 0 3556
1997 65 580 366 2774 6 n/a n/a 0 3791
1998 80 620 385 2959 9 n/a n/a 0 4053
1999 91 586 394 2986 8 n/a n/a 0 4065
2000 98 571 398 2995 6 n/a n/a 0 4068
2001 90 569 447 3075 5 n/a n/a 0 4186
2002 72 602 474 3565 9 n/a n/a 0 4722
2003 72 602 474 3565 9 n/a n/a 0 4722
2004 54 573 479 3758 12 n/a n/a 0 4876
2005 45 600 500 3796 12 n/a n/a 0 4953
2006 48 480 449 3676 8 n/a n/a 0 4661
2007 37 409 421 3497 6 n/a n/a 35 4405
2008 28 320 390 2605 5 n/a n/a 0 3348
2009 24 334 359 2414 5 6 28 0 3170
2010 15 283 317 2199 11 4 26 0 2855
2011 11 234 214 1712 25 3 11 0 2210
2012 12 229 148 1538 17 2 1 0 1947
2013 11 186 118 1421 12 1 0 0 1749
2014 13 181 113 1223 10 4 0 0 1544
2015 14 170 102 1110 6 4 16 0 1422
2016 18 180 93 1075 6 2 6 0 1380
2017 19 184 77 980 2 2 7 0 1271
2018 16 167 72 1030 2 1 5 0 1293
2019 20 140 68 1017 2 2 1 0 1250
2020 20 129 50 967 2 1 7 0 1176
2021 17 114 36 939 3 1 7 0 1117
2022 17 94 28 883 1 1 15 0 1039
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1043 1043

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

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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 Los Angeles Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 3038 126.6 23.9 n/a
1989 2866 118.1 24.2 n/a
1990 2926 125.6 23.2 n/a
1991 2853 124.8 22.8 n/a
1992 2833 126.8 22.3 48.1
1993 2746 103.4 26.6 37.2
1994 2850 105.4 27.0 42.1
1995 3556 140.9 25.2 39.9
1996 3556 140.9 25.2 39.9
1997 3791 139.2 27.2 67.1
1998 4053 146.6 27.6 67.5
1999 4065 154.5 26.3 75.3
2000 4068 160.5 25.3 78.1
2001 4186 167.0 25.1 69.1
2002 4722 172.0 27.5 62.3
2003 4722 172.0 27.5 62.3
2004 4876 183.3 26.6 67.7
2005 4953 193.2 25.6 63.1
2006 4661 185.1 25.2 75.5
2007 4405 190.7 23.1 64.4
2008 3348 204.8 16.3 66.9
2009 3170 161.4 16.4 73
2010 2855 143.2 19.9 76.1
2011 2210 n/a n/a 66.7
2012 1947 108.5 17.9 n/a
2013 1749 90.5 19.3 62.7
2014 1544 75.0 20.5 82.6
2015 1422 76.0 18.7 74.8
2016 1380 64.0 21.5 86.4
2017 1271 69.0 18.4 92.3
2018 1293 61.5 21.0 85.9
2019 1250 64.1 19.4 81.1
2020 1176 n/a n/a 84.4
2021 1117 54.8 20.3 91.5
2022 1039 51.8 20.0 93.6
2023 1043 59.1 17.6 94.7

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 Los Angeles Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 3038 126.6 23.9 n/a
1989 2866 118.1 24.2 n/a
1990 2926 125.6 23.2 n/a
1991 2853 124.8 22.8 n/a
1992 2833 126.8 22.3 48.1
1993 2746 103.4 26.6 37.2
1994 2850 105.4 27.0 42.1
1995 3556 140.9 25.2 39.9
1996 3556 140.9 25.2 39.9
1997 3791 139.2 27.2 67.1
1998 4053 146.6 27.6 67.5
1999 4065 154.5 26.3 75.3
2000 4068 160.5 25.3 78.1
2001 4186 167.0 25.1 69.1
2002 4722 172.0 27.5 62.3
2003 4722 172.0 27.5 62.3
2004 4876 183.3 26.6 67.7
2005 4953 193.2 25.6 63.1
2006 4661 185.1 25.2 75.5
2007 4405 190.7 23.1 64.4
2008 3348 204.8 16.3 66.9
2009 3170 161.4 16.4 73
2010 2855 143.2 19.9 76.1
2011 2210 n/a n/a 66.7
2012 1947 108.5 17.9 n/a
2013 1749 90.5 19.3 62.7
2014 1544 75.0 20.5 82.6
2015 1422 76.0 18.7 74.8
2016 1380 64.0 21.5 86.4
2017 1271 69.0 18.4 92.3
2018 1293 61.5 21.0 85.9
2019 1250 64.1 19.4 81.1
2020 1176 n/a n/a 84.4
2021 1117 54.8 20.3 91.5
2022 1039 51.8 20.0 93.6
2023 1043 59.1 17.6 94.7

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 Los Angeles Senior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,718

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Los Angeles Senior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1301st of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1679th of 2348 High schools
 10.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Senior High)40.926.6
 14.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)51.748.9
 2.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Senior High)18.89.9
 8.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)25.320
 5.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Los Angeles Senior High)1211.2
 0.8%
   11th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)22.121.6
 0.4%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12501043
 16.6%
African American1400
 100%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian680
 100%
Hispanic10170
 100%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White200
 100%
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.1%94.7%
 13.6%


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Los Angeles Senior High ranks 1595th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,043 students attended Los Angeles Senior High.

Students at Los Angeles Senior High are 100% Not Specified.


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