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🏆 Top 10 in Los Angeles County — UC Reach

Los Angeles County · 2025 · ≥50 seniors

What is UC Reach? UC Reach = unique top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class size — the share of a school's entire graduating class that reaches the six most selective UCs (Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis). It's a better gauge of school-wide success than admit rate, which only reflects the handful of students who applied.

Why it beats admit rate: if 6 students apply to the top UCs and all get in, that's a 100% admit rate — but at a 1,000-senior school it's a UC Reach of just 0.6% (6 ÷ 1,000). By contrast, a school where 250 of 1,000 seniors land a top-UC admit has a 25% UC Reach — far stronger, even though its admit rate is lower.

Why some schools are over 100%? Out of every 100 seniors at these schools, the class is generating more than 100 admissions to the six most selective UCs — meaning the typical strong student is getting in at multiple top campuses (UCLA + UCSD, or Berkeley + UCSB + Irvine, for example). It's a rare achievement: fewer than 1% of California high schools clear 100% UC Reach.

1 Gretchen Whitney High School · Cerritos 126.1% 2 Geffen Academy at UCLA · Los Angeles 121.0% 3 Mountain View High School · El Monte 113.5% 4 Abraham Lincoln High School · Los Angeles 110.0% 5 Flintridge Preparatory School · La Canada 102.8% 6 Saint Marys Academy · Inglewood 86.0% 7 Windward School · Los Angeles 77.4% 8 Viewpoint School · Calabasas 76.8% 9 Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad · La Canada 76.4% 10 Polytechnic School · Pasadena 76.3%

Leaderboards by type — Los Angeles County (2025)

Top and bottom schools by UC Reach, split public/charter vs private (≥50 seniors). Scoped to Los Angeles County — change the County filter above to rescope.

▲ Top 10 Public + Charter

Los Angeles County

1	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	126.1%
2	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	113.5%
3	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	110.0%
4	San Marino High School San Marino · Public	72.2%
5	Palos Verdes Peninsula Hs Rolling Hills Estat · Public	70.8%
6	Academy of the Canyons Santa Clarita · Public	68.0%
7	Diamond Bar High School Diamond Bar · Public	64.6%
8	Arcadia High School Arcadia · Public	60.6%
9	Mira Costa High School Manhattan Beach · Public	59.9%
10	Temple City High School Temple City · Public	59.7%

▲ Top 10 Private

Los Angeles County

1	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	121.0%
2	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	102.8%
3	Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	86.0%
4	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	77.4%
5	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	76.8%
6	Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad La Canada · Private	76.4%
7	Polytechnic School Pasadena · Private	76.3%
8	Saint Francis High School La Canada · Private	72.7%
9	Chadwick School Palos Verdes Estate · Private	65.8%
10	New Roads School Santa Monica · Private	64.6%

▼ Bottom 10 Public + Charter

Los Angeles County

1	City of Angels School Los Angeles · Public	0.8%
2	Lancaster High School Lancaster · Public	7.5%
3	Canyon High · Public	7.6%
4	Littlerock High School Littlerock · Public	7.8%
5	William Workman High · Public	8.2%
6	Central City Value High School Los Angeles · Public	8.3%
7	Mervyn M Dymally High School Los Angeles · Public	8.3%
8	New Designs Charter School Los Angeles · Public	8.4%
9	Eastside High School Lancaster · Public	8.6%
10	East Valley High School North Hollywood · Public	8.8%

▼ Bottom 10 Private

Los Angeles County

1	Valley Torah High School North Hollywood · Private	11.8%
2	Saint Anthony High School Long Beach · Private	12.9%
3	Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills · Private	13.2%
4	Cathedral High School Los Angeles · Private	13.7%
5	Pomona Catholic High School Pomona · Private	14.0%
6	Valley Christian High School Cerritos · Private	16.1%
7	Bishop Mora Salesian Hs Los Angeles · Private	17.9%
8	Saint Genevieve High School Panorama City · Private	19.1%
9	Verbum Dei High School Los Angeles · Private	21.1%
10	Damien High School La Verne · Private	22.4%

Top 10 by individual UC campus — Los Angeles County · 2025

Where each UC campus lands its admits, as a share of each high school's senior class. Same 50-senior floor.

Top 10 — UCB Reach

UC Berkeley

1	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	25.0%
2	Polytechnic School Pasadena · Private	17.2%
3	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	16.0%
4	New Roads School Santa Monica · Private	15.2%
5	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	14.8%
6	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	13.7%
7	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	13.1%
8	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	12.3%
9	Marlborough School Los Angeles · Private	11.7%
10	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	11.0%

Top 10 — UCLA Reach

UCLA

1	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	21.1%
2	Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	12.0%
3	Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian Sch Canoga Park · Private	10.7%
4	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	10.4%
5	Polytechnic School Pasadena · Private	9.7%
6	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	9.4%
7	Academy of the Canyons Santa Clarita · Public	9.3%
8	Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Public	9.0%
9	New Roads School Santa Monica · Private	8.9%
10	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	8.4%

Top 10 — UCSD Reach

UC San Diego

1	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	21.6%
2	Odyssey STEM Academy Lakewood · Public	20.0%
3	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	18.8%
4	Teach Tech Charter High School Los Angeles · Public	15.6%
5	Wallis Annenberg High School Los Angeles · Public	15.5%
6	Crespi Carmelite High School Encino · Private	15.5%
7	San Marino High School San Marino · Public	14.8%
8	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	14.2%
9	Animo Inglewood Charter Hs Inglewood · Public	14.1%
10	Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	14.0%

Top 10 — UCSB Reach

UC Santa Barbara

1	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	29.3%
2	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	29.2%
3	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	27.8%
4	Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad La Canada · Private	25.8%
5	Windward School Los Angeles · Private	22.6%
6	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	20.7%
7	Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	20.0%
8	Saint Francis High School La Canada · Private	19.3%
9	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	18.4%
10	Chadwick School Palos Verdes Estate · Private	18.3%

Top 10 — UCI Reach

UC Irvine

1	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	36.9%
2	Maranatha High School Pasadena · Private	20.7%
3	Palos Verdes Peninsula Hs Rolling Hills Estat · Public	19.4%
4	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	19.0%
5	Chadwick School Palos Verdes Estate · Private	17.1%
6	Cerritos High School Cerritos · Public	17.0%
7	Harvard-Westlake School Studio City · Private	16.6%
8	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	14.5%
9	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	14.2%
10	Temple City High School Temple City · Public	13.5%

Top 10 — UCD Reach

UC Davis

1	Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	39.0%
2	Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	30.3%
3	Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	24.9%
4	Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	21.6%
5	Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	20.4%
6	Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad La Canada · Private	20.2%
7	Saint Francis High School La Canada · Private	20.0%
8	Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	20.0%
9	Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada · Private	19.8%
10	Academy of the Canyons Santa Clarita · Public	19.6%

Beyond UC Reach — three more lenses on Los Angeles County

UC Reach measures who gets in. These lenses measure the upstream pipeline (A-G), the downstream outcome (UC graduation), the capacity that drives the pipeline (counselors), and reliability over time (consistency). Click any school for its full profile.

Top 10 — A-G Completion

% of graduates meeting UC/CSU course requirements · 2024-25 cohort

1	California Academy Of Mathematics And Science · Public	100.0%
2	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High · Public	100.0%
3	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep · Public	100.0%
4	Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Public	100.0%
5	Ednovate - Usc Hybrid High College Prep · Public	100.0%
6	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy · Public	100.0%
7	Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High · Public	100.0%
8	Valor Academy High School Panorama City · Public	100.0%
9	Teach Tech Charter High School Los Angeles · Public	100.0%
10	New Designs Charter School Los Angeles · Public	100.0%

Top 10 — UC 6-Yr Grad Rate

% of UC entrants who finished in 6 years · cohort N ≥ 20

1	Academy of the Canyons Santa Clarita · Public	100.0%
2	Math Science Technology Magnet Los Angeles · Public	100.0%
3	Maranatha High School Pasadena · Private	100.0%
4	Rosemead High School Rosemead · Public	98.1%
5	Gabrielino High School San Gabriel · Public	97.2%
6	Walnut High School Walnut · Public	96.9%
7	William Howard Taft Hs Woodland Hills · Public	96.8%
8	San Gabriel High School San Gabriel · Public	96.7%
9	Palos Verdes High School Palos Verdes Estate · Public	96.2%
10	Glen a Wilson High School Hacienda Heights · Public	96.1%

Top 10 — Best Counselor Capacity

Lowest students-per-counselor (ASCA target 250:1) · public/charter, ≥500 students

1	West Adams Preparatory Hs Los Angeles · Public	100:1
2	Bassett High School La Puente · Public	107:1
3	Arleta High School Arleta · Public	125:1
4	Manual Arts Senior High · Public	129:1
5	William Workman High · Public	134:1
6	Felicitas And Gonzalo Mendez High · Public	137:1
7	Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills · Public	138:1
8	LA Puente High School La Puente · Public	148:1
9	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Huntington Park Institute Of Applied Medicine · Public	151:1
10	Cabrillo High · Public	165:1

Top 10 — Most Consistent

Lowest UC Reach std-dev across 5 years (above-CA-median mean)

1	Saint Pius X-St Matthias Acdmy avg 28.8% · σ 2.66	σ 2.66
2	North High avg 25.1% · σ 2.73	σ 2.73
3	Torrance High School avg 26.6% · σ 2.74	σ 2.74
4	South El Monte High School avg 23.5% · σ 2.89	σ 2.89
5	Palos Verdes High School avg 54.5% · σ 3.29	σ 3.29
6	James a Garfield High School avg 25.4% · σ 3.36	σ 3.36
7	Flintridge Preparatory School avg 106.9% · σ 3.43	σ 3.43
8	Agoura High School avg 27.9% · σ 3.47	σ 3.47
9	Damien High School avg 28.6% · σ 3.5	σ 3.5
10	Hollywood High School avg 25.2% · σ 3.53	σ 3.53

Top 10 — Private Net Assets

Wealthiest CA private high schools · IRS Form 990 · latest fiscal year

1	Harvard-Westlake School Studio City · Nonsectarian · FY 2024	$656.3M
2	Polytechnic School Pasadena · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$167.8M
3	Crossroads School Santa Monica · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$152.2M
4	Marlborough School Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$142.4M
5	Brentwood School Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$103.3M
6	Buckley School Sherman Oaks · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$97.0M
7	The Webb Schools Claremont · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$95.6M
8	Lycee Francais De Los Angeles Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$77.8M
9	Westridge School for Girls Pasadena · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$67.9M
10	Archer School for Girls Los Angeles · Nonsectarian · FY 2023	$63.9M

Reach momentum — biggest gains & declines over time ⓘ

≥50 seniors · earliest→latest year

Which schools are moving a growing — or shrinking — share of their graduating class into the six most selective UCs. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Biggest gains

School	Then → Now	Δ
Saint Marys Academy Inglewood · Private	13% '21 → 86% '25	+73.0pp
Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles · Private	67% '21 → 121% '25	+54.4pp
Mountain View High School El Monte · Public	71% '18 → 114% '25	+42.6pp
Wallis Annenberg High School Los Angeles · Public	3% '18 → 46% '25	+42.4pp
Gretchen Whitney High School Cerritos · Public	86% '18 → 126% '25	+40.2pp
New Roads School Santa Monica · Private	26% '20 → 65% '25	+38.2pp
Abraham Lincoln High School Los Angeles · Public	75% '18 → 110% '25	+35.2pp
El Segundo High School El Segundo · Public	20% '18 → 54% '25	+34.0pp
Saint Francis High School La Canada · Private	41% '20 → 73% '25	+31.6pp
Animo Inglewood Charter Hs Inglewood · Public	18% '18 → 49% '25	+30.5pp

▼ Biggest declines

School	Then → Now	Δ
Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian Los Angeles · Private	95% '20 → 46% '25	-49.2pp
Vistamar School El Segundo · Private	60% '20 → 35% '25	-24.4pp
Valley Christian High School Cerritos · Private	39% '20 → 16% '25	-22.6pp
High Tech High LA Van Nuys · Public	40% '18 → 18% '25	-22.3pp
Rosemead High School Rosemead · Public	38% '18 → 19% '25	-18.3pp
Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach · Public	44% '18 → 27% '25	-16.8pp
Viewpoint School Calabasas · Private	93% '20 → 77% '25	-16.5pp
Chaminade College Preparatory West Hills · Private	61% '20 → 45% '25	-15.9pp
Sierra Canyon School Chatsworth · Private	67% '20 → 51% '25	-15.8pp
The Webb Schools Claremont · Private	63% '21 → 48% '24	-15.0pp

Demand momentum — biggest gaps vs the county baseline ⓘ

grade-12 enrollment Δ vs. county · ≥80 students

The demographic tide is shrinking CA enrollment ~10% over 7 years statewide, so absolute decline alone is noise. The gap vs the county baseline is the actionable signal — schools losing share faster than their demographic floor are the ones to watch. Reflects the current county/type filter.

▲ Outperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
California School Of The Arts - San Gabriel Valley · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+172.2% vs -8.1%	+180.3pp
Da Vinci Connect High School El Segundo · Los Angeles · Public Strong demand	+160.8% vs -11.2%	+172.0pp
Alliance Ted K Tajima High Sch Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+89.7% vs -8.2%	+97.9pp
Compton Early College High Sch Compton · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+84.6% vs -8.1%	+92.7pp
Helen Bernstein High School Hollywood · Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	+65.7% vs -8.2%	+73.9pp
Dr Maya Angelou Community Hs Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	+61.0% vs -8.2%	+69.2pp
John Muir High School Pasadena · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+50.0% vs -8.2%	+58.2pp
Rise Kohyang High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+45.8% vs -11.1%	+56.9pp
New Designs Charter School Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+43.9% vs -12.1%	+56.0pp
Da Vinci Communications Hs El Segundo · Los Angeles · Public Best in class	+46.2% vs -8.2%	+54.4pp

▼ Underperforming the county the most

School	School · County	Gap
Animo Venice Charter Hs Venice · Los Angeles · Public Sharp downturn	-50.3% vs -8.2%	-42.1pp
City of Angels School Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	-54.2% vs -12.1%	-42.1pp
Morningside High School Inglewood · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	-36.7% vs +2.9%	-39.6pp
Felicitas And Gonzalo Mendez High · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	-46.2% vs -8.2%	-38.0pp
William Workman High · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	-42.9% vs -8.2%	-34.7pp
Belmont High School Los Angeles · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	-39.2% vs -8.2%	-31.0pp
Bell High School Bell · Los Angeles · Public Sharp downturn	-37.1% vs -8.2%	-28.9pp
Applied Technology Center Montebello · Los Angeles · Public Material decline	-36.9% vs -8.2%	-28.7pp
San Fernando High School San Fernando · Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	-34.9% vs -8.2%	-26.7pp
South GATE High School South Gate · Los Angeles · Public Material decline	-34.2% vs -8.2%	-26.0pp

GPA Performance — over/under their predicted UC admit rate ⓘ

194 schools eligible · 2025

Each dot is one school. The diagonal is the per-campus GPA expectation — points above it admit students at higher rates than their GPA mix predicts; points below admit at lower rates. Schools need ≥30 top-6 UC applications and data across ≥3 campuses to appear.

▲ Top 10 outperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
Rancho Dominguez Prep School Long Beach · Public	3.77	53.8%	+26.5pp
Littlerock High School Littlerock · Public	3.83	44.6%	+19.2pp
Antelope Valley High School Lancaster · Public	3.85	35.8%	+16.2pp
Helen Bernstein High School Hollywood · Public	3.62	47.2%	+15.1pp
Synergy Quantum Academy Los Angeles · Public	3.80	32.7%	+13.2pp
Academy of Medical Arts at Carson Carson · Public	3.73	32.3%	+12.9pp
Alain Leroy Locke College Prep Los Angeles · Public	3.77	32.8%	+12.9pp
Sun Valley Magnet School Sun Valley · Public	3.86	33.6%	+12.7pp
Pomona High School Pomona · Public	3.69	33.9%	+12.6pp
Morningside High School Inglewood · Public	3.80	35.4%	+12.2pp

▼ Top 10 underperformers

School	GPA	Actual	Δ vs exp.
Inglewood High School Inglewood · Public	3.24	25.0%	-15.1pp
East Valley High School North Hollywood · Public	3.46	13.5%	-13.4pp
Oscar De LA Hoya Animo Charter Los Angeles · Public	3.38	21.1%	-13.3pp
Valor Academy High School Panorama City · Public	3.48	17.1%	-8.3pp
Alliance Ted K Tajima High Sch Los Angeles · Public	3.58	14.3%	-7.4pp
High Tech High LA Van Nuys · Public	3.90	21.5%	-5.6pp
Nogales High School La Puente · Public	3.58	17.2%	-5.1pp
Monrovia High School Monrovia · Public	3.86	15.3%	-5.0pp
Canoga Park High School Canoga Park · Public	3.65	16.7%	-5.0pp
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet Los Angeles · Public	3.66	17.7%	-4.4pp

Full rankings — every Los Angeles County high school by UC Reach

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#	School	County	Seniors ⓘ	Total Enroll ⓘ	UC Reach ⓘ	App Reach ⓘ	Admit Rate ⓘ	Yield ⓘ	Selective Reach ⓘ	Elite Reach ⓘ	Raw Apps ⓘ	Raw Admits ⓘ
101	Alliance Ted K Tajima High Sch Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	113	484	28.3%	198.2%	14.3%	9.4%	20.4	8.0	224	32
102	Fairfax High School Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	378	1,495	28.3%	105.0%	26.9%	26.2%	22.2	6.3	397	107
103	Bishop Amat Memorial Hs La Puente · Private	Los Angeles	223	977	28.2%	120.2%	23.5%	22.2%	22.4	4.9	268	63
104	Nava College Prep Academy Los Angeles · Public	Los Angeles	117	598	28.2%	128.2%	22.0%	27.3%	24.8	8.6	150	33
105	James a Garfield High School Los Angeles · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	531	2,237	28.1%	118.1%	23.8%	28.9%	25.2	5.1	627	149
106	Oscar De LA Hoya Animo Charter Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	139	515	28.1%	161.2%	17.4%	7.7%	19.4	7.2	224	39
107	Houseton Academy of Secondary Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	50	200	28.0%	104.0%	26.9%	—	12.0	—	52	14
108	John Marshall High School Los Angeles · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	418	1,842	28.0%	155.3%	18.0%	25.6%	23.4	6.5	649	117
109	Da Vinci Science High School Hawthorne · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	131	552	27.5%	177.9%	15.4%	11.1%	19.9	5.3	233	36
110	Jordan High · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	136	797	27.2%	215.4%	12.6%	35.1%	24.3	4.4	293	37
111	Pasadena High School Pasadena · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	339	1,303	27.1%	129.8%	20.9%	15.2%	21.5	7.7	440	92
112	Manual Arts Senior High School Los Angeles · Public	Los Angeles	258	1,001	27.1%	90.3%	30.0%	21.4%	20.2	5.0	233	70
113	Valor Academy High School Panorama City · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	112	492	26.8%	180.4%	14.8%	10.0%	21.4	2.7	202	30
114	Long Beach Polytechnic High School Long Beach · Public Watch — engagement	Los Angeles	992	3,890	26.7%	100.8%	26.5%	24.1%	22.1	6.2	1,000	265
115	Bonita High School La Verne · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	467	1,911	26.6%	86.7%	30.6%	27.4%	22.3	4.3	405	124
116	Animo Venice Charter Hs Venice · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	110	335	26.4%	130.0%	20.3%	—	22.7	9.1	143	29
117	Ulysses S Grant High School Van Nuys · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	426	1,774	25.8%	94.4%	27.4%	23.6%	21.6	4.5	402	110
118	Da Vinci Communications Hs El Segundo · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	141	550	25.5%	131.2%	19.5%	8.3%	19.1	6.4	185	36
119	Blair High School Pasadena · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	138	1,053	25.4%	115.2%	22.0%	25.7%	18.1	5.1	159	35
120	Agoura High School Agoura Hills · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	442	1,709	25.3%	129.9%	19.5%	26.8%	19.7	5.2	574	112
121	Valencia High · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	611	2,286	25.0%	127.8%	19.6%	31.4%	19.6	5.1	781	153
122	Applied Technology Center Montebello · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	83	295	24.1%	97.6%	24.7%	15.0%	16.9	—	81	20
123	Woodrow Wilson High School Long Beach · Public Mid-year churn	Los Angeles	299	1,260	24.1%	105.3%	22.9%	62.5%	20.7	4.3	315	72
124	Marco Antonio Firebaugh Hs Lynwood · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	378	1,633	24.1%	81.8%	29.4%	19.8%	21.2	3.4	309	91
125	John a Rowland High School Rowland Heights · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	463	2,016	24.0%	125.3%	19.1%	30.6%	18.4	4.1	580	111
126	Huntington Park High School Huntington Park · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	382	1,479	23.6%	94.2%	25.0%	32.2%	19.6	4.2	360	90
127	Notre Dame Academy Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	316	1,263	23.4%	68.0%	34.4%	16.2%	19.6	7.0	215	74
128	Sierra Vista High School Baldwin Park · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	393	1,650	23.2%	75.1%	30.9%	19.8%	21.6	4.1	295	91
129	Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	402	1,549	23.1%	90.0%	25.7%	24.7%	19.6	3.5	362	93
130	Santee Education Complex Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	384	1,582	22.9%	118.0%	19.4%	20.4%	19.8	5.0	453	88
131	Bell High School Bell · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	441	2,088	22.9%	100.7%	22.8%	22.8%	19.7	4.1	444	101
132	Los Angeles Hs of the Arts Los Angeles · Public Both ends slipping	Los Angeles	106	431	22.6%	108.5%	20.9%	25.0%	16.0	3.8	115	24
133	Arroyo High School El Monte · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	423	1,638	22.5%	84.4%	26.6%	30.5%	20.3	4.0	357	95
134	John F. Kennedy High · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	512	2,152	22.5%	86.5%	26.0%	21.7%	17.8	3.3	443	115
135	Damien High School La Verne · Private	Los Angeles	156	696	22.4%	154.5%	14.5%	17.1%	16.0	1.9	241	35
136	South East High School South Gate · Public Watch — engagement	Los Angeles	499	1,990	22.4%	108.6%	20.7%	29.5%	17.4	3.2	542	112
137	Aspire Pacific Academy Huntington Park · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	67	562	22.4%	111.9%	20.0%	—	22.4	4.5	75	15
138	Pioneer High · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	256	1,000	22.3%	102.0%	21.8%	19.3%	16.4	4.3	261	57
139	Teach Tech Charter High School Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	96	363	21.9%	132.3%	16.5%	—	21.9	—	127	21
140	Covina High School Covina · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	252	1,056	21.8%	88.9%	24.6%	9.1%	17.9	2.4	224	55
141	Millikan High School Long Beach · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	823	3,408	21.5%	116.7%	18.4%	23.7%	17.2	5.6	960	177
142	Palmdale Aerospace Academy Palmdale · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	251	2,259	21.5%	78.1%	27.6%	29.6%	19.1	4.0	196	54
143	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High Los Angeles · Public	Los Angeles	395	491	21.3%	89.6%	23.7%	29.8%	19.8	4.6	354	84
144	Benjamin Franklin High School Los Angeles · Public Watch — engagement	Los Angeles	273	1,284	21.2%	119.4%	17.8%	22.4%	16.5	4.4	326	58
145	Verbum Dei High School Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	57	298	21.1%	193.0%	10.9%	—	21.1	5.3	110	12
146	Carson High School Carson · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	320	1,407	20.9%	91.2%	22.9%	25.4%	18.1	5.3	292	67
147	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter Hs Los Angeles · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	145	533	20.7%	115.2%	18.0%	—	16.6	4.8	167	30
148	Centennial High · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	227	908	20.3%	81.5%	24.9%	15.2%	16.3	3.5	185	46
149	Los Angeles Senior High School Los Angeles · Public	Los Angeles	247	978	20.2%	82.6%	24.5%	6.0%	17.4	4.9	204	50
150	Burbank High · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	622	2,457	20.1%	106.9%	18.8%	25.6%	15.8	4.3	665	125
151	El Rancho High School Pico Rivera · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	505	1,995	19.8%	88.1%	22.5%	23.0%	15.6	3.8	445	100
152	Rosemead High School Rosemead · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	499	1,691	19.4%	84.6%	23.0%	27.8%	15.6	4.2	422	97
153	San Fernando High School San Fernando · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	367	1,608	19.4%	75.2%	25.7%	21.1%	16.4	4.1	276	71
154	Diamond Ranch High School Pomona · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	356	1,542	19.1%	71.1%	26.9%	33.8%	15.7	1.4	253	68
155	Saint Genevieve High School Panorama City · Private	Los Angeles	126	547	19.1%	122.2%	15.6%	12.5%	13.5	—	154	24
156	Leuzinger High School Lawndale · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	442	1,981	19.0%	98.4%	19.3%	22.6%	14.5	2.3	435	84
157	West Adams Preparatory Hs Los Angeles · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	249	942	18.9%	97.6%	19.3%	27.7%	13.2	2.8	243	47
158	South El Monte High School South El Monte · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	308	1,125	18.8%	67.2%	28.0%	20.7%	17.5	4.2	207	58
159	South Hills High School West Covina · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	389	1,568	18.8%	86.1%	21.8%	26.0%	15.7	4.4	335	73
160	Alliance Morgan Mckinzie Hs Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	112	450	18.8%	141.1%	13.3%	—	18.8	5.4	158	21
161	Dr Maya Angelou Community Hs Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	240	971	18.8%	78.8%	23.8%	26.7%	13.3	5.4	189	45
162	Rancho Dominguez Prep School Long Beach · Public	Los Angeles	112	701	18.8%	78.6%	23.9%	—	10.7	—	88	21
163	Dominguez High · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	370	1,582	18.6%	82.7%	22.6%	13.0%	14.9	3.2	306	69
164	San Pedro High School San Pedro · Public Tracking	Los Angeles	563	2,398	18.3%	86.3%	21.2%	29.1%	15.1	3.4	486	103
165	High Tech High LA Van Nuys · Public	Los Angeles	78	362	17.9%	192.3%	9.3%	21.4%	12.8	—	150	14
166	Downey High School Downey · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	933	4,051	17.9%	82.6%	21.7%	28.1%	15.3	2.6	771	167
167	Bishop Mora Salesian Hs Los Angeles · Private	Los Angeles	112	410	17.9%	112.5%	15.9%	15.0%	13.4	—	126	20
168	Alhambra High School Alhambra · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	576	2,056	17.7%	114.6%	15.4%	27.4%	13.0	4.0	660	102
169	Castaic High School Castaic · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	294	1,159	17.7%	56.8%	31.1%	25.0%	14.3	2.7	167	52
170	West Covina High School West Covina · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	437	1,756	17.6%	93.1%	18.9%	31.2%	13.0	1.8	407	77
171	Azusa High School Azusa · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	422	1,609	17.5%	60.4%	29.0%	23.0%	15.9	3.1	255	74
172	Duarte High School Duarte · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	206	756	17.5%	75.2%	23.2%	16.7%	15.1	1.9	155	36
173	John Muir High School Pasadena · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	269	1,206	17.5%	78.8%	22.2%	17.0%	13.8	4.5	212	47
174	Maywood Academy High School Maywood · Public Watch — engagement	Los Angeles	242	1,012	17.4%	68.2%	25.4%	14.3%	14.1	1.2	165	42
175	Schurr High School Montebello · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	549	2,121	17.3%	66.7%	26.0%	23.2%	14.8	2.9	366	95
176	Whittier High School Whittier · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	406	1,652	17.2%	87.2%	19.8%	20.0%	13.6	1.2	354	70
177	Verdugo Hills High School Tujunga · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	267	1,195	17.2%	86.1%	20.0%	10.9%	14.6	4.5	230	46
178	George Washington Preparatory Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	210	738	17.1%	68.6%	25.0%	16.7%	14.8	3.3	144	36
179	Glendora High School Glendora · Public Sharp downturn	Los Angeles	521	2,069	16.9%	93.7%	18.0%	33.0%	12.9	2.5	488	88
180	LA Serna High School Whittier · Public Weak at the gate	Los Angeles	554	2,372	16.6%	96.4%	17.2%	26.1%	13.7	2.9	534	92
181	Bell Gardens High · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	523	2,046	16.2%	53.9%	30.1%	23.5%	12.8	2.3	282	85
182	Elizabeth Learning Center Cudahy · Public Mid-year churn	Los Angeles	142	1,257	16.2%	83.8%	19.3%	—	13.4	2.1	119	23
183	Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill · Public Strong demand	Los Angeles	822	3,175	16.2%	67.0%	24.1%	27.1%	12.7	2.5	551	133
184	John Glenn High School Norwalk · Public	Los Angeles	198	882	16.2%	63.6%	25.4%	—	13.1	1.5	126	32
185	Valley Christian High School Cerritos · Private	Los Angeles	137	527	16.1%	88.3%	18.2%	13.6%	13.9	2.9	121	22
186	El Monte High School El Monte · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	368	1,383	16.0%	74.2%	21.6%	28.8%	14.4	3.0	273	59
187	Stella High Charter Academy Los Angeles · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	131	555	16.0%	106.1%	15.1%	28.6%	10.7	2.3	139	21
188	Tracy High School Cerritos · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	395	1,739	15.9%	52.4%	30.4%	36.5%	11.4	1.5	207	63
189	Thomas Jefferson High School Los Angeles · Public Demand hides churn	Los Angeles	138	564	15.9%	88.4%	18.0%	—	11.6	—	122	22
190	Lynwood High School Lynwood · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	448	1,858	15.6%	70.1%	22.3%	18.6%	12.9	1.3	314	70
191	Northview High School Covina · Public Holding share	Los Angeles	314	1,247	15.6%	62.7%	24.9%	12.2%	12.4	2.2	197	49
192	South GATE High School South Gate · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	405	1,681	15.6%	86.7%	17.9%	19.1%	13.6	4.2	351	63
193	Nogales High School La Puente · Public Both ends slipping	Los Angeles	374	1,535	15.5%	90.4%	17.2%	36.2%	14.4	2.4	338	58
194	Saugus High School Saugus · Public Best in class	Los Angeles	537	2,317	15.3%	78.2%	19.5%	30.5%	12.1	2.6	420	82
195	Charter Oak High School Covina · Public Demand problem	Los Angeles	295	1,259	15.2%	57.3%	26.6%	24.4%	12.2	2.4	169	45
196	LA Puente High School La Puente · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	205	813	15.1%	67.8%	22.3%	22.6%	11.7	1.5	139	31
197	William J Pete Knight High Sch Palmdale · Public Both ends slipping	Los Angeles	582	2,349	15.1%	61.2%	24.7%	35.2%	12.0	1.7	356	88
198	Pomona High School Pomona · Public Compounding decline	Los Angeles	246	993	15.0%	48.8%	30.8%	32.4%	12.2	1.2	120	37
199	Hawthorne High School Hawthorne · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	426	1,675	15.0%	75.1%	20.0%	20.3%	12.4	1.4	320	64
200	Montebello High School Montebello · Public Material decline	Los Angeles	493	1,907	15.0%	54.6%	27.5%	20.3%	13.0	2.6	269	74

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