University Pathways Public Service Academy
Los Angeles · CA · Los Angeles Unified · Public
📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 33% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How University Pathways Public Service Academy compares for families
What families should know about University Pathways Public Service Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Animo Pat Brown, Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High, Westbrook Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -26.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 121 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animo Pat Brown Los Angeles |
Public · charter | 0.4 | 617 | -1.3% |
| Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High Huntington Park |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 565 | -1.6% |
| Westbrook Academy South Gate |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 206 | -9.3% |
| John Hope Continuation Los Angeles |
Public | 1.1 | 87 | +70.6% |
| Mervyn M. Dymally High Los Angeles |
Public | 1.2 | 654 | -4.1% |
| Thomas Riley High Los Angeles |
Public | 1.2 | 23 | — |
| John C. Fremont Senior High Los Angeles |
Public | 1.3 | 1,889 | -3.1% |
| Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High Huntington Park |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 633 | +1.4% |