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6.7 avg / 10

Best Schools in Los Angeles, California

928 schools · 552 Elementary · 84 Middle · 261 High · 31 Other

Public: 575
Private: 353
Districts: 174
Avg Rating: 6.7/10
Estimated Scores: 2%
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Choosing a school in Los Angeles?

Use this page to compare every school in Los Angeles by level, neighborhood, and district — and find the right fit, not just the top of the list.

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Renaissance Arts Academy

9.8/10

Other · Renaissance Arts Academy District. Ranked from real test data; use the map and table below to check address fit.

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Downtown Business High

9.7/10

High · Los Angeles Unified. Ranked from real test data; use the map and table below to check address fit.

Real test data100th percentile Open profile

Icef Vista Middle Academy

9.5/10

Middle · Icef Vista Middle Academy District. Ranked from real test data; use the map and table below to check address fit.

Real test data100th percentile Open profile

The short answer

The top-rated schools in Los Angeles for 2026 are Renaissance Arts Academy (9.8/10), Downtown Business High (9.7/10), and Icef Vista Middle Academy (9.5/10), based on MySchoolScout's analysis of real test data across 50 rated schools. Ratings blend student growth, poverty-adjusted academic achievement, and school environment (plus college readiness for high schools), with equity shown as context, not scored; schools with estimated (proxy) scores are excluded from this ranking.

Schools

928

575 public · 353 private

Avg Score

6.7

out of 10

Median Home

$1,057,993

home value · ACS

Districts

174

serving the city

Best value · beats the odds
Hoover Street Elementary

Rates 9.5/10 despite 97% of students being economically disadvantaged. That's about 3.0 points higher than its student-poverty level predicts. Roughly as clean a case of strong results without an affluent-ZIP price tag as you'll find among Los Angeles schools.

Most improved · 2022 → 2024
Learning by Design Charter

STAAR proficiency rose +32.4 points from 2022 to 2024. That's the biggest jump among Los Angeles schools across the two most recent comparable testing years.

Top-Rated Schools in Los Angeles

Ranked by MySchoolScout composite using only schools with real test data (50 of 928). "Value" = points above what student poverty predicts. Estimated (proxy) scores are excluded.

# School Rating
1 Renaissance Arts Academy 9.8 / 10
2 Downtown Business High 9.7 / 10
3 Icef Vista Middle Academy 9.5 / 10
4 Global Education Academy 2 9.5 / 10
5 Para Los Ninos Charter 9.5 / 10
6 Hoover Street Elementary 9.5 / 10
7 Overland Avenue Elementary 9.4 / 10
8 Richland Avenue Elementary 9.4 / 10
9 Everest Value 9.3 / 10
10 Magnolia Science Academy 6 9.3 / 10

See every school — including those with estimated data — in the full directory below. How we rate schools.

Family Snapshot

At a glance
Avg school rating
6.7/10

45% of schools rated 7+

Median household income
$79,182

Census ACS, ZIPs in this city

Median home value
$1,057,993

Owner-occupied units

Bachelor's degree or higher
39%

Adults 25+

Avg commute
31 min

Workers age 16+

Owner-occupied homes
30%

Of occupied housing units

How Los Angeles compares

California rank

#231 of 597

cities by avg. school score

Vs. state average

+0.4

above California avg (6.3)

Median household income

$79k

79% of California median

Schools in this city

700

Education Snapshot

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles spans 928 schools across 174 districts, making it one of the most fragmented school landscapes in California. Total enrollment reaches approximately 326,919 students, with the level mix weighted heavily toward elementary education — 552 elementary schools compared to 261 high schools and 84 middle schools. Despite a median household income of $78,987 — 25% below California's state median of $105,206 — schools here score an average 6.7/10 across 700 rated schools, outpacing the California state average of 6.3/10. That above-average performance amid below-average household income signals a competitive public options market, which the 178 charter schools reinforce; charters represent 19% of all schools, giving families meaningful choice beyond assigned attendance zones. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher stand at 37%, below California's college-educated norm, yet educational demand here clearly drives supply — 928 schools serving a single metro area reflects sustained investment in access across a wide economic spectrum.

About Schools in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles runs one of the largest urban school systems in the country, with 563 ranked public schools spread across a sprawling, decentralized landscape. Schools here fall under multiple governing bodies — Los Angeles Unified School District dominates, but charter networks and independent districts operate throughout the city as well. That scale gives parents genuine options, but it also demands active research to navigate effectively.

Performance across the city skews stronger than most parents expect. The average school score is 7.2 out of 10, and 344 schools — 61% of ranked campuses — score 7 or higher. That means the majority of Los Angeles public schools clear a meaningful quality threshold, which is a notable result for a city of this size and demographic complexity. The top of the range is competitive by any standard. Sierra Vista Elementary leads all ranked schools with a 9.8 out of 10, followed closely by Third Street Elementary and Charles H. Kim Elementary, both at 9.6, and Para Los Ninos Charter and Canfield Avenue Elementary, each at 9.5. All five top performers are elementary schools, signaling particular strength at the primary level among the city's highest-rated options.

The practical challenge in Los Angeles is geography. High-scoring schools are not evenly distributed — they cluster in specific neighborhoods and attendance zones, and proximity rules mean access often depends on where a family lives. Charter schools can expand options outside traditional attendance boundaries, and Para Los Ninos Charter appearing in the top five illustrates that charter campuses can compete directly with the city's strongest district schools. Families should verify current enrollment policies, waitlist timelines, and open enrollment windows directly with each school or LAUSD, as these change year to year.

Parents new to the LA school search should use ratings as a starting filter, then dig into school-specific data: test scores, enrollment trends, and program offerings. With 61% of schools scoring 7 or above, there is real depth across the city — but finding the right fit still requires matching a school's strengths to a child's specific needs and a family's location.

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Elementary Schools

552 schools
# School Rating
1
Global Education Academy 2
49 students · Kindergarten–5th 		9.5
2
Para Los Ninos Charter
236 students · Kindergarten–5th 		9.5
3
Hoover Street Elementary
579 students · Kindergarten–5th 		9.5
4
Overland Avenue Elementary
488 students · Kindergarten–5th 		9.4
5
Richland Avenue Elementary
252 students · Kindergarten–7th 		9.4
6
Everest Value
352 students · Kindergarten–8th 		9.3
7
Micheltorena Street Elementary
366 students · Kindergarten–5th 		9.3
8
Third Street Elementary
691 students · Kindergarten–5th 		9.3
9
Icef Vista Elementary Academy
266 students · Kindergarten–5th 		9.2
10
Castle Heights Elementary
513 students · Kindergarten–5th 		9.2
Show all 552 elementary schools in Los Angeles

Private and public school ratings use different data sources and scoring models, so scores are not directly comparable across school types.

City Terrace Elementary Mar Vista Elementary Roscomare Road Elementary Clover Avenue Elementary Eagle Rock Elementary Glen Alta Elementary Grand View Boulevard Elementary Kentwood Elementary Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary Learning by Design Charter Carthay Elementary of Environmental Studies Magnet Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet Cowan Avenue Elementary Dahlia Heights Elementary Sierra Vista Elementary Wonderland Avenue Elementary Wish Community Allesandro Elementary Franklin Avenue Elementary Latona Avenue Elementary Melrose Avenue Elementary Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet Warner Avenue Elementary Puente Charter Canfield Avenue Elementary Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter Los Feliz Science/tech/engineer/math/medicine Magnet Queen Anne Place Elementary Valley View Elementary Valor Academy Elementary Community Magnet Charter Elementary Twenty-fourth Street Elementary Vernon City Elementary Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy Brockton Avenue Elementary Bushnell Way Elementary Charnock Road Elementary Christopher Dena Elementary Mt. Washington Elementary Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary Westwood Charter Elementary Judith F. Baca Arts Academy Sally Ride Elementary: a Smart Academy Alexandria Avenue Elementary Delevan Drive Elementary Griffin Avenue Elementary San Pascual Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math (steam) Magnet Charles H. Kim Elementary Goethe International Charter Stella Elementary Charter Academy Fairburn Avenue Elementary Farmdale Elementary Figueroa Street Elementary Humphreys Avenue Elementary Ivanhoe Elementary Multnomah Street Elementary Quincy Jones Elementary Accelerated Charter Elementary Compton Avenue Elementary Ritter Elementary Sierra Park Elementary Sixth Avenue Elementary New Los Angeles Charter Elementary Robert F. Kennedy Elementary Short Avenue Elementary West Vernon Avenue Elementary Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary Carson-gore Academy of Environmental Studies Para Los Ninos - Evelyn Thurman Gratts Dayton Heights Elementary Gil Garcetti Learning Academy Twentieth Street Elementary Lexington Avenue Primary Center Kipp Endeavor College Preparatory Charter Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 Icef Innovation Los Angeles Charter Equitas Academy 6 Vista Horizon Global Academy Kipp Poder Public Grant Elementary Olympic Primary Center Center for Advanced Learning Marianna Avenue Elementary Russell Elementary Maple Primary Center Wilshire Park Elementary Fourth Street Primary Center Mid-city's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences Atwater Avenue Elementary Castelar Street Elementary EL Sereno Elementary Parmelee Avenue Elementary Raymond Avenue Elementary Second Street Elementary Sixty-sixth Street Elementary Virginia Road Elementary Walgrove Avenue Elementary Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center Garza (carmen Lomas) Primary Center Lake Street Primary California Creative Learning Academy Icef View Park Preparatory Elementary Dorris Place Elementary Euclid Avenue Elementary Marvin Elementary Dolores Huerta Elementary Wisdom Elementary Citizens of the World Charter School Hollywood Brooklyn Avenue Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet Garvanza Elementary Hancock Park Elementary La Salle Avenue Elementary Nevin Avenue Elementary Union Avenue Elementary Woodcrest Elementary Macarthur Park Elem Sch for the Visual and Perf Arts Fifty-fourth Street Elementary Open Charter Magnet Rosewood Avenue Elementary Soto Street Elementary Amanecer Primary Center Lashon Academy Stem Preparatory Elementary Breed Street Elementary Gates Street Elementary One Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary Solano Avenue Elementary Vine Street Elementary City Language Immersion Charter Belvedere Elementary Fletcher Drive Elementary Ford Boulevard Elementary Malabar Street Elementary Ninety-ninth Street Elementary Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (glays) Marguerite Poindexter Lamotte Elementary Evergreen Avenue Elementary Magnolia Avenue Elementary Rosemont Avenue Elementary Birdielee V. Bright Elementary Lafayette Park Primary Center Arroyo Seco Museum Science Mariposa-nabi Primary Center Washington Primary Center Isana Palmati Academy Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter Esperanza Elementary Bridge Street Elementary Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet William R. Anton Elementary San Pedro Street Elementary Weigand Avenue Elementary Estrella Elementary Ocean Charter Nora Sterry Elementary Yorkdale Elementary Sunrise Elementary Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy Synergy Charter Academy Buchanan Street Elementary Lockwood Avenue Elementary Menlo Avenue Elementary Ninety-second Street Elementary Ninety-third Street Elementary West Athens Elementary Extera Public School No. 2 Ascot Avenue Elementary Cahuenga Elementary Glenfeliz Boulevard Elementary Hillside Elementary One Hundred Twenty-second Street Elementary Westport Heights Elementary Arts in Action Community Charter Aldama Elementary Angeles Mesa Elementary Ann Street Elementary Murchison Street Elementary Shenandoah Street Elementary Twenty-eighth Street Elementary Utah Street Elementary Accelerated Beethoven Street Elementary Glassell Park ES Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Magnet Harrison Street Elementary Monte Vista Street Elementary Sheridan Street Elementary Ninth Street Elementary Danny J. Bakewell Sr. Primary Center Hooper Avenue Primary Center Kingsley Elementary Huntington Drive Elementary Loren Miller Elementary Commonwealth Avenue Elementary Gardner Street Elementary Ninety-fifth Street Elementary Saturn Street Elementary Hollywood Elementary Frank Del Olmo Elementary Crete Academy Isana Octavia Academy Fifty-second Street Elementary One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary Montebello Park Elementary Albion Street Elementary Coliseum Street Elementary Betty Plasencia Elementary Eastman Avenue Elementary First Street Elementary Logan Academy of Global Ecology Lorena Street Elementary One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary Joseph A. Gascon Elementary Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Florence Avenue Elementary Graham Elementary Hillcrest Drive Elementary Van Ness Avenue Elementary Cesar Chavez Elementary Teach Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem Manchester Avenue Elementary Charles W. Barrett Elementary Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Rise Kohyang Elementary Forty-second Street Elementary Fourth Street Elementary Lillian Street Elementary N.e.w. Academy of Science and Arts Alta Loma Elementary Aragon Avenue Elementary Cienega Elementary Forty-ninth Street Elementary Hooper Avenue Elementary Laurel Elementary Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci Mckinley Avenue Elementary Miramonte Elementary Wadsworth Avenue Elementary One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary Seventy-fifth Street Elementary Sixty-first Street Elementary Leo Politi Elementary Watts Learning Center Today's Fresh Start-compton Equitas Academy 5 Fifty-ninth Street Elementary Main Street Elementary Norwood Street Elementary Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary Palms Elementary Toland Way Elementary Trinity Street Elementary Charles White Elementary Annandale Elementary Arlington Heights Elementary Baldwin Hills Elementary Loreto Street Elementary Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake Avalon Gardens Elementary Brentwood Science Crescent Heights Boulevard Elementary Normandie Avenue Elementary Vermont Avenue Elementary Harmony Elementary Harvard Elementary John W. Mack Elementary New Heights Charter Carver Elementary Budlong Avenue Elementary Cheremoya Avenue Elementary Ninety-sixth Street Elementary Loyola Village Fine and Performing Arts Magnet Ramona Elementary Rowan Avenue Elementary Wilshire Crest Elementary Ambassador School-global Education Isana Cardinal Academy Mayberry Street Elementary One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary Wilton Place Elementary Richard Riordan Primary Center Gabriella Charter South Park Elementary Western Avenue Technology Magnet Los Angeles Elementary Grape Street Elementary Hobart Boulevard Elementary Seventy-fourth Street Elementary Aurora Elementary Downtown Value Tenth Street Elementary Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary Isana Achernar Academy Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4 Kipp Raices Academy Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista Windsor Hills Math Science Global Education Academy Kipp Iluminar Academy Winter Gardens Elementary Kipp Promesa Prep Barack Obama Charter Gabriella Charter 2 Extera Public Equitas Academy Charter Yes Academy Kipp Vida Preparatory Academy Lashon Academy City Kipp Empower Academy Equitas Academy #3 Charter Holmes Avenue Elementary Manhattan Place Elementary Isana Himalia Academy Isana Nascent Academy Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 EL Rio Community Kipp Ignite Academy Invictus Leadership Academy Jardin De La Infancia Cds Elementary Mirman School Private Westside Neighborhood School Private Beverly Hills Resources Corporation School Dba Bev Private Berkeley Hall School Private Westchester Lutheran Elementary School Private New Horizon School Westside Private Page Academy-hancock Park Private Visitation School Private Notre Dame Academy Elementary School Private St James Episcopal School Private Brawerman West Elementary of Wilshire Blvd Temple Private St Dominic Elementary Private Cathedral Chapel School Private Our Mother of Good Counsel School Private St Timothy School Private Ohr Eliyahu Academy Private St Anastasia Catholic Elementary School Private John Thomas Dye School Private Sinai Akiba Academy Private Gindi Maimonides Academy Private The Oaks School Private Wise School Private St Martin of Tours Elementary School Private City Kids La Private Briskin Elementary School Private St Paul Elementary School Private St Agnes School Private Briskin Elementary School of Tioh Private St Jerome School Private Star Christian School Private Good Shepherd Lutheran School Private Westland School Private Brawerman Elementary East of Wilshire Blvd Temple Private Redeemer Baptist School Private Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana Private Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana Private Cheder Menachem Private St Brendan Catholic School Private Holy Name of Jesus School Private Christ the King School Private Los Angeles Christian School Private Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School Private Divine Saviour School Private Transfiguration School Private St Sebastian School Private Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn / Torath Em Private Yeshiva Rav Isacosohn Girls' School Private Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn Toras Emes Acad Boys JR High Private Bais Chaya Mushka Private New World Montessori School Private International School of Los Angeles - Los Feliz Private Immaculate Heart of Mary School Private St Teresa of Avila School Private Islah Academy Private Marcus Garvey School Private Play Mountain Place Private Los Angeles Adventist Academy Private St Bernard Elementary School Private Holy Spirit Elementary School Private St Turibius School Private Mother of Sorrows School Private St Alphonsus Elementary Private Dolores Mission Elementary School Private Sacred Heart Elementary School Private St Paul the Apostle Private St Frances X Cabrini School Private School of Santa Isabel Private St Columbkille Elementary School Private Immaculate Conception School Private St Cecilia Catholic School Private Normandie Christian School of Los Angeles Private St Vincent School Private St Thomas the Apostle Elementary School Private Our Lady of Talpa School Private St Mary School Private Buckner Educational Christian Academy Private St Michaels School Private Our Lady of Guadalupe School-rose Hills Private St Aloysius Gonzaga School Private Castle Elementary School Private St Eugene School Private St Raphael Elementary School Private St Odilia School Private Escuela Plus Elementary Private St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic School Private Our Lady of Guadalupe School - La Private Resurrection School Private Beverly Hills Rc School Private Creative Center for Children Private Everlasting Elementary School of the Los Angeles River Watershed Private Islah Academy Private Brawerman Elementary East Private Buckner Educational Christian Academy Private Flw Inc. Private Olive Tree Christian Academy Private Argo Navis School Private True Education Learning Academy Private Good Shepherd Elementary School Private Intiwasi Elementary Private Chabad Israeli Center, Inc Private Bright Scholars Christian Academy, Inc. Private Creative Hands Learning Academy Inc Private Tarbiyatul Ilm Academy Global Private Little Scholars Academy Private Creative Learning Steam Academy Private Friends Academy Inc. Private Little Sprouts Language Immersion Preschool Private New Covenant Academy Private James Educational Center Private Phanes Private Bowen Family Childcare Private Moore's Daycare Preparatory Private Wise School Private Marcus Garvey School Private Cheerful Helpers Child and Family Study Center Private Castle Elementary School Private Westside Neighborhood School Private Ohr Eliyahu Academy Also Known As Yeshiva Aharon Yaakov Ohr Eliyahu Private Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy Private Ascension Elementary Catholic Private Cathedral Chapel Elementary Private Dolores Mission School Private Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Elementary Private Immaculate Conception Private Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary Private The Mirman School for Gifted Children Private Mother of Sorrows Private Our Lady of Guadalupe School - Rose Hill Private Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School Private Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa Private Our Mother of Good Counsel Private Page Private-hancock Park Private Precious Blood Private Redeemer Baptist Elementary Private Resurrection Private Samuel A. Fryer Yavneh Hebrew Private Saint Aloysius Private St. Anastasia Elementary Private St. Brendan Private St. Cecilia Elementary Private St. Columbkille Elementary Private St. Dominic School Private St. Eugene Private St. Frances X. Cabrini Private St. Ignatius of Loyola Elementary Private St. Jerome Elementary Private St. Lawrence of Brindisi Elementary Private St. Malachy Catholic Elementary Private St. Martin of Tours Private St. Odilia Elementary Private Saint Paul the Apostle School Private St. Raphael Elementary Private Saint Sebastian School Private St. Timothy School Private St. Turibius Elementary Private St. Vincent Elementary School Private School of Santa Isabel Private Santa Teresita Elementary Private Transfiguration Private Visitation Elementary Private Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn/torath Emeth Academy Private Berkeley Hall School Private The John Thomas Dye School Private Sinai Akiba Academy Private Good Shepherd Lutheran School Private Gindi Maimonides Academy Private St. James' Episcopal School Private Westland School,, the Private Hollywood Schoolhouse Private Westchester Lutheran School Private Sheenway School and Culture Center Private Little Citizens Westside Academy #3 Private Le Lycee Francais De Los Angeles-century City Private Briskin Elementary School of Temple Israel of Hollywood Private Star Christian Private Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana Private Rejoyce in Jesus Christian School Private Children Community Academy Inc. Private Kids' World School Private International School of Los Angeles-lf Private Cheder Menachem Private Bais Chaya Mushka School of Los Angeles Private Play Mountain Place Private New Horizon School Westside Private Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy Private Brawerman Elementary School West of Wilshire Blvd Temple Private The Gray Academy Private Bell Tower Trilingual School Private Southern California Montessori School Private White Memorial Adventist School Private Rising Stars Academy Private Culver City Christian School Private Ladera Heights Prep Development Center Private Moores Day Care Prep School Private Temple Pre School Private Blind Children's Center Private Do Re Me Child Development Center Private Hollywood Preschool & Kindergarten Private Buckner Educational Christian Academy II Private World Speak School Private Minds N Motion Learning Center Private Olive Tree Christian Academy Private Creative Angels Preschool and Kindergarden Private Crenshaw Montessori Academy Private Lumbini Child Development Center Private Spirit Child Development Center Private Children Community Academy Private Circle of Children Developmental Kindergarten Private Montessori Discovery Garden Private Bright Montessori School Inc. Private Just Like Moms Preschool & Kindergarten Private Taylor Tot Playhouse Private Eagle Rock Montessori School Private Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center Private Cheerful Helpers Therapeutic School Private Roenne's School Private Cleophas Oliver Learning Academy Private Sound of Music Preschool Private Rejoyce in Jesus Christian School Private

Middle Schools

84 schools
# School Rating
1
Icef Vista Middle Academy
204 students · 6th–8th 		9.5
2
Magnolia Science Academy 6
111 students · 6th–8th 		9.3
3
Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet
815 students · 6th–8th 		9.3
4
EL Sereno Middle
813 students · 6th–8th 		9.0
5
Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle
298 students · 6th–8th 		8.9
6
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet
1,594 students · 6th–8th 		8.9
7
Luther Burbank Middle
866 students · 6th–8th 		8.8
8
Hollenbeck Middle
1,022 students · 6th–8th 		8.8
9
Mark Twain Middle
955 students · 6th–8th 		8.8
10
John Adams Middle
686 students · 6th–8th 		8.6
Show all 84 middle schools in Los Angeles

Private and public school ratings use different data sources and scoring models, so scores are not directly comparable across school types.

Virgil Middle Synergy Kinetic Academy Paul Revere Charter Middle Para Los Ninos Middle Emerson Community Charter Griffith Middle Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory Florence Nightingale Middle Young Oak Kim Academy William Jefferson Clinton Middle Alliance College-ready Middle Academy 8 Animo Florence-firestone Charter Middle Icef View Park Preparatory Middle Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle Belvedere Middle Palms Middle Pio Pico Middle John Burroughs Middle Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle Thomas A. Edison Middle New Los Angeles Charter Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles Charles Drew Middle Los Angeles Academy Middle Crown Preparatory Academy George Washington Carver Middle Edwin Markham Middle Sal Castro Middle Alliance Kory Hunter Middle Berendo Middle John H. Liechty Middle Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle Samuel Gompers Middle Daniel Webster Middle Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy Libertas College Preparatory Charter Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle Stella Middle Charter Academy Kipp Academy of Opportunity Bret Harte Preparatory Middle Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle Alliance College-ready Middle Academy 4 Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet Rise Kohyang Middle Katherine Johnson Stem Academy Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle Marina Del Rey Middle John Muir Middle Watts Learning Center Charter Middle Kipp Philosophers Academy Audubon Middle Arts in Action Community Middle Animo Jefferson Charter Middle Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle Valor Academy Middle Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory Kipp Scholar Academy Equitas Academy 4 Alliance College-ready Middle Academy 12 Vista Charter Middle Equitas Academy #2 Animo Legacy Charter Middle Kipp Academy of Innovation Teach Academy of Technologies California Creative Learning Academy MS Kipp Sol Academy City Kids La Private Astra Nova School Private Debbie Allen Dance Academy Private Windsor Math and Science Academy Private Sheenway School and Culture Center Private

High Schools

261 schools
# School Rating
1
Downtown Business High
857 students · 9th–12th 		9.7
2
Orthopaedic Hospital
679 students · 9th–12th 		9.1
3
Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High
254 students · 9th–12th 		9.0
4
Middle College High
353 students · 9th–12th 		9.0
5
Soc Just Leadership Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #5
147 students · 9th–12th 		9.0
6
Boyle Heights Sci Tech Engr and Math Magnet
131 students · 9th–12th 		9.0
7
Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch Stem
732 students · 6th–12th 		9.0
8
Eagle Rock High
2,059 students · 7th–12th 		8.9
9
Alliance Leichtman-levine Fam Foundation Env Sci High
321 students · 9th–12th 		8.8
10
Valor Academy High
491 students · 9th–12th 		8.8
Show all 261 high schools in Los Angeles

Private and public school ratings use different data sources and scoring models, so scores are not directly comparable across school types.

Animo Inglewood Charter High Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High John Marshall Senior High King/drew Medical Magnet High Animo Leadership High Alliance Patti and Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy Woodrow Wilson Senior High Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High University Pathways Public Service Academy University Preparatory Value High Alliance Morgan Mckinzie High Abraham Lincoln Senior High Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High Animo Venice Charter High Alliance Ted K. Tajima High Animo Jackie Robinson High Magnolia Science Academy 4 Ednovate - Brio College Prep Camino Nuevo High #2 James A. Garfield Senior High Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High Animo Pat Brown Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Animo South Los Angeles Charter Wish Academy High Central City Value Benjamin Franklin Senior High Edward R. Roybal Learning Center Early College Academy-la Trade Tech College L.a. County High School for the Arts Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High Teach Tech Charter High Fairfax Senior High Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy Catch Prep Charter High Inc. Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science University High School Charter Venice Senior High Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center Esteban Torres East La Performing Arts Magnet New West Charter Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High Wallis Annenberg High Hollywood Senior High Theodore Roosevelt Senior High Santee Education Complex School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex Nava College Preparatory Academy Los Angeles High School of the Arts School for the Visual Arts and Humanities Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High Ednovate - Usc Hybrid High College Prep Alexander Hamilton Senior High Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex Stella High Charter Academy Contreras Learning Center-academic Leadership Community E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2 Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4 Math and Science College Preparatory Rise Kohyang High Wesm Health/sports Medicine Whitman Continuation Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex Ednovate - East College Prep John C. Fremont Senior High Harold Mcalister High (opportunity) West Adams Preparatory High Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day Thomas Jefferson Senior High Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy Alliance Ouchi-o'donovan 6-12 Complex Phoenix Continuation Animo City of Champions Charter High Cheviot Hills Continuation Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex Los Angeles Leadership Academy Synergy Quantum Academy Horace Mann Ucla Community Icef View Park Preparatory High Alliance Gertz-ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex Jordan High Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design Steam Academy Mervyn M. Dymally High Los Angeles College Prep Academy Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High Ambassador-global Leadership Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3 New Designs Charter School-watts Augustus Hawkins High Academia Avance Charter Manual Arts Senior High Dr. Maya Angelou Community High Highland Park Continuation Monterey Continuation Contreras Learning Center-school of Social Justice Youth Opportunities Unlimited Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles Ellington (duke) High (continuation) Boys Academic Leadership Academy George Washington Preparatory High Tri-c Community Day Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High Los Angeles Senior High Contreras Lrng Center-los Angeles Sch of Global Studies Animo Compton Charter Ednovate - South La College Prep John Hope Continuation Richard A. Alonzo Community Day Harris Newmark Continuation Belmont Senior High Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed Central High Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High New Designs Charter University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy Joseph Pomeroy Widney Car Prep and Transition Ctr Boyle Heights Continuation Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center Siatech Academy South Youthbuild Charter School of California New Village Girls Academy Pueblo De Los Angeles Continuation James J. Mcbride Special Education Center Metropolitan Continuation Frida Kahlo High Matrix for Success Academy The Seed School of Los Angeles County Ramona Opportunity High Thomas Riley High View Park Continuation Whitney Young Continuation Cds Secondary Fusion Academy - Pasadena Private University of Silvaner Private California University Fce Private The Episcopal School of Los Angeles Private Shalhevet High School Private Marymount High School Los Angeles Private Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Yulu Boys Private Notre Dame Academy Girls High School Private Windward School Private Littlet Citizen Westside Acd Private Immaculate Heart Private Archer School for Girls Private Marlborough School Private Geffen Academy at Ucla Private Milken Community Middle School Private Machon Los Angeles Private Yula Girls High School Private Bais Yaakov Machon Private Westview School Private Verbum Dei High School Private Chofetz Chaim Los Angeles Private Harvard-westlake Private Mesivta Birkas Yitzchok Private Bridgeport Vocational West School Private Sacred Heart High School Private Bais Yaakov School for Girls Private Yeshiva Gedolah of Los Angeles Private Bnos Esther H.s. Private Harkham-gaon Academy Private Icl Academy for Film and Performing Arts Private Milken Community School Private Harkham-gaon Academy Private Los Angeles Computer Science Academy Private Bishop Conaty-our Lady of Loretto High School Private Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad - West Coast Private Global Citizen Leadership Private The Learning Tree Private Ready Global Academy (online School) Private Summit View–westside Private The Best Start Preparatory Academy Private Ivy League Royal Academy Private Bais Chana Heritage School, Inc Dba Ohel Chana Private Milken Community School Private Mesivta Birkas Yitzchok Private Muhammad University of Islam - Los Angeles Private Le Lycee Francais De Los Angeles-high Private Everyday Ibaadah Academy Private Fusion Academy West Los Angeles Private California University Fce Private Yula High School - Yula Girls Private Ivy Road School Private Angeles Workshop School Private Icl Academy Private Chabad Gaon Academy Private Fusion Academy Miracle Mile Private Geffen Academy at Ucla Private La Road Christian School Private University of Silvaner Private Machon Private Oak Crest Academy Los Angeles Private Bridgeport West School Private Sunrise West School Private Oneschool Global - Los Angeles Private Gateway Online High School Private Cristo Viene Christian Scool Private Groza Academy Private Global Leadership School Private Champion of Life Academy Private Houseton Academy of Secondary Education Private Bridge Academy Private Rise Again Christian School Private Maynard Academy Private Lively Private School Private Educate Higher Academy Private Empower Stem Private Eden Creative Arts Private Maor Academy Private Aristotle Academy Private Learn Academy Mar Vista Private Bell Hooks, Academy of Faithful Scholars Private Yahudah's Remnant Academy Private Yeshiva Gedolah of Los Angeles Private Slauson Learning Center, No. 1 Private Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School Private Bais Yaakov School for Girls Private Bishop Conaty–our Lady of Loretto High School Private Bishop Mora Salesian High School Private Cathedral High School Private Immaculate Heart Middle and High School Private Loyola High School of Los Angeles Private Marlborough School Private Marymount High School Private Pilgrim School Private Ribet Academy Private Verbum Dei Jesuit High School Private Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad Private Harvard-westlake Private Windward School Private Yula High School- Boys School Private Wayfinder Family Services Private Frederick K.c. Price III Christian Schools Private Little Citizens Westside Academy #1 Private Cheder of Los Angeles Private Shalhevet Private The Archer School for Girls Private Carousel Private Pasadena Waldorf School Private Fusion Academy Pasadena Private Los Angeles Adventist Academy Private Red Star Private Los Angeles Computer Science Academy Private Angeles Workshop School Private

Other Schools

31 schools
# School Rating
1
Renaissance Arts Academy
462 students · Kindergarten–12th 		9.8
2
Larchmont Charter
1,631 students · Kindergarten–12th 		8.9
3
Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America
266 students · Kindergarten–12th 		7.8
4
Foshay Learning Center
1,624 students · Kindergarten–12th 		7.7
5
Thirty-second Street Usc Performing Arts
878 students · Kindergarten–12th 		7.5
6
Ucla Community K-12
911 students · Kindergarten–12th 		6.5
7
New Open World Academy K-12
935 students · Kindergarten–12th 		6.4
8
City of Angels
1,180 students · Kindergarten–12th 		6.0
9
Marlton
135 students · Kindergarten–12th 		4.5
10
Sophia T. Salvin Special Education Center
83 students · Kindergarten–10th 		4.4
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Private and public school ratings use different data sources and scoring models, so scores are not directly comparable across school types.

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Schools in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California · 928 schools

Community Demographics

Census ACS 2022 5-Year Estimates across 61 ZIP codes

Median Income

$79,182

Median Home Value

$1,057,993

Median Rent

$1,856/mo

Population

2,394,439

College Educated

39%

Homeownership

30%

Avg Commute

31 min

Poverty Rate

19.7%

Community Profile

Los Angeles has a median household income of $79,182. It is an area where 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median home value in the area is $1,057,993, with a median rent of $1,856/month. The area has a poverty rate of 19.7%. The average commute for residents is 31 minutes. Source: U.S. Census ACS 2022 5-Year Estimates.

Schools by Level

State
California
Elementary
552
Middle
84
High
261
Other
31

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School Districts (174)

Crete Academy District

1 school · 342 students

Accelerated Charter Elementary District

1 school · 517 students

New Heights Charter District

1 school · 406 students

Los Angeles Leadership Academy District

1 school · 349 students

ISANA Himalia Academy District

1 school · 648 students

Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District

1 school · 276 students

Valor Academy Elementary District

1 school · 366 students

Stella High Charter Academy District

1 school · 532 students

Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise District

1 school · 219 students

ISANA Palmati Academy District

1 school · 360 students

Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District

1 school · 469 students

New Designs Charter School-Watts District

1 school · 239 students

New Designs Charter District

1 school · 797 students

California Creative Learning Academy District

1 school · 349 students

Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District

1 school · 475 students

WISH Academy High District

1 school · 264 students

New Village Girls Academy District

1 school · 85 students

Watts Learning Center District

1 school · 359 students

TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem DIST

1 school · 272 students

Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 District

1 school · 392 students

Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter District

1 school · 763 students

ISANA Nascent Academy District

1 school · 526 students

Animo Legacy Charter Middle District

1 school · 998 students

Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District

1 school · 410 students

Gabriella Charter 2 District

1 school · 398 students

Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District

1 school · 407 students

Animo Jackie Robinson High District

1 school · 604 students

Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District

1 school · 298 students

Magnolia Science Academy 4 District

1 school · 124 students

Valor Academy Middle District

1 school · 512 students

SIATech Academy South District

1 school · 198 students

Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High DIST

1 school · 321 students

KIPP Academy of Opportunity District

1 school · 467 students

Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District

1 school · 393 students

Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District

1 school · 370 students

Global Education Academy District

1 school · 373 students

Los Angeles College Prep Academy District

1 school · 41 students

Rise Kohyang Elementary District

1 school · 244 students

Rise Kohyang Middle District

1 school · 303 students

ICEF View Park Preparatory High District

1 school · 354 students

Accelerated District

1 school · 745 students

California Creative Learning Academy MS District

1 school · 103 students

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District

1 school · 688 students

KIPP Raices Academy District

1 school · 587 students

Renaissance Arts Academy District

1 school · 462 students

City Language Immersion Charter District

1 school · 368 students

ISANA Achernar Academy District

1 school · 414 students

Valor Academy High District

1 school · 491 students

KIPP Ignite Academy District

1 school · 442 students

Extera Public School No. 2 District

1 school · 184 students

Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District

1 school · 262 students

Math and Science College Preparatory District

1 school · 534 students

Ednovate - Brio College Prep District

1 school · 496 students

Extera Public District

1 school · 298 students

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4 District

1 school · 488 students

New West Charter District

1 school · 998 students

Crown Preparatory Academy District

1 school · 452 students

ISANA Cardinal Academy District

1 school · 296 students

Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District

1 school · 464 students

New Los Angeles Charter District

1 school · 325 students

Synergy Quantum Academy District

1 school · 549 students

Vista Charter Middle District

1 school · 369 students

ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary District

1 school · 434 students

KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District

1 school · 508 students

Stella Middle Charter Academy District

1 school · 471 students

Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District

1 school · 557 students

Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Acad DIST

1 school · 452 students

Larchmont Charter District

1 school · 1,631 students

Downtown Value District

1 school · 425 students

ICEF Vista Middle Academy District

1 school · 204 students

N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts District

1 school · 408 students

Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America DIST

1 school · 266 students

Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District

1 school · 455 students

Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High District

1 school · 605 students

Arts in Action Community Middle District

1 school · 259 students

Equitas Academy #3 Charter District

1 school · 421 students

Rise Kohyang High District

1 school · 470 students

Today's Fresh Start-Compton District

1 school · 409 students

Lashon Academy District

1 school · 575 students

Libertas College Preparatory Charter District

1 school · 296 students

Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District

1 school · 486 students

Ednovate - East College Prep District

1 school · 332 students

Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles District

1 school · 216 students

Camino Nuevo High #2 District

1 school · 496 students

KIPP Promesa Prep District

1 school · 437 students

Barack Obama Charter District

1 school · 375 students

Jardin de la Infancia District

1 school · 18 students

KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory District

1 school · 515 students

Global Education Academy 2 District

1 school · 49 students

KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy District

1 school · 566 students

STEM Preparatory Elementary District

1 school · 319 students

Citizens of the World Charter School Hollywood District

1 school · 478 students

Animo Leadership High District

1 school · 628 students

KIPP Philosophers Academy District

1 school · 358 students

Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle District

1 school · 125 students

Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 District

1 school · 710 students

Synergy Kinetic Academy District

1 school · 464 students

University Preparatory Value High District

1 school · 484 students

Everest Value District

1 school · 352 students

Learning by Design Charter District

1 school · 115 students

Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District

1 school · 1,189 students

Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District

1 school · 443 students

Center for Advanced Learning District

1 school · 247 students

Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Tech Acad High DIST

1 school · 499 students

Equitas Academy 4 District

1 school · 420 students

Central City Value District

1 school · 470 students

KIPP Empower Academy District

1 school · 602 students

KIPP Iluminar Academy District

1 school · 601 students

Gabriella Charter District

1 school · 400 students

KIPP Scholar Academy District

1 school · 309 students

Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District

1 school · 1,003 students

Goethe International Charter District

1 school · 440 students

Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista District

1 school · 498 students

Animo Compton Charter District

1 school · 330 students

Para Los Ninos - Evelyn Thurman Gratts Primary District

1 school · 160 students

Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High District

1 school · 254 students

TEACH Academy of Technologies District

1 school · 469 students

Magnolia Science Academy 6 District

1 school · 111 students

WISH Community District

1 school · 838 students

Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District

1 school · 541 students

Ocean Charter District

1 school · 561 students

Synergy Charter Academy District

1 school · 322 students

YouthBuild Charter School of California District

1 school · 888 students

Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District

1 school · 174 students

Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High District

1 school · 550 students

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy District

1 school · 601 students

ISANA Octavia Academy District

1 school · 356 students

Para Los Ninos Charter District

1 school · 236 students

Animo Pat Brown District

1 school · 602 students

ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter District

1 school · 254 students

CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District

1 school · 123 students

Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex District

1 school · 970 students

Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake District

1 school · 736 students

Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High District

1 school · 520 students

Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High District

1 school · 184 students

Academia Avance Charter District

1 school · 241 students

ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle District

1 school · 260 students

Animo City of Champions Charter High District

1 school · 303 students

Stella Elementary Charter Academy District

1 school · 258 students

Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District

1 school · 454 students

Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep District

1 school · 527 students

Para Los Ninos Middle District

1 school · 313 students

Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Acad DIST

1 school · 597 students

ICEF Vista Elementary Academy District

1 school · 266 students

KIPP Sol Academy District

1 school · 488 students

Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle District

1 school · 133 students

KIPP Academy of Innovation District

1 school · 492 students

Arts In Action Community Charter District

1 school · 383 students

Matrix for Success Academy District

1 school · 258 students

Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District

1 school · 470 students

Wallis Annenberg High District

1 school · 461 students

Equitas Academy Charter District

1 school · 424 students

Animo South Los Angeles Charter District

1 school · 577 students

Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District

1 school · 561 students

Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District

1 school · 495 students

Puente Charter District

1 school · 294 students

Animo Venice Charter High District

1 school · 373 students

TEACH Tech Charter High District

1 school · 406 students

Animo Inglewood Charter High District

1 school · 610 students

New Los Angeles Charter Elementary District

1 school · 173 students

Equitas Academy #2 District

1 school · 401 students

Lashon Academy City District

1 school · 107 students

Equitas Academy 6 District

1 school · 169 students

Vista Horizon Global Academy District

1 school · 141 students

Equitas Academy 5 District

1 school · 214 students

Ednovate - South LA College Prep District

1 school · 372 students

El Rio Community District

1 school · 268 students

Invictus Leadership Academy District

1 school · 128 students

KIPP Poder Public District

1 school · 203 students

The SEED School of Los Angeles County District

1 school · 178 students

Compton Unified

37 schools · 16,738 students

Los Angeles Unified

785 schools · 419,929 students

Montebello Unified

29 schools · 19,967 students

Los Angeles County Office of Education

10 schools · 1,597 students

Nearby Cities

Hollywood (3 schools)
4 mi
Inglewood (42 schools)
6 mi
Oakland (10 schools)
6 mi
West Hollywood (6 schools)
6 mi
Walnut Park (4 schools)
6 mi
Huntington Park (27 schools)
6 mi
Culver City (22 schools)
6 mi
Beverly Hills (12 schools)
6 mi
Lennox (7 schools)
7 mi
Maywood (10 schools)
7 mi
Bell (10 schools)
7 mi
Hawthorne (26 schools)
9 mi
South Gate (28 schools)
8 mi
Glendale (43 schools)
9 mi
Cudahy (5 schools)
8 mi

Other Major Cities in California

Top metros statewide by school count.

San Diego 412 schools San Jose 335 schools San Francisco 297 schools Sacramento 273 schools Fresno 216 schools

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about schools in Los Angeles, California

How many schools are in Los Angeles, California?

Los Angeles has 928 schools, including 575 public and 353 private schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school levels.

What is the average school rating in Los Angeles, California?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for schools in Los Angeles is 6.7 out of 10, built from student growth, poverty-adjusted academic achievement, and school environment — plus college readiness for high schools.

What is the top-ranked school in Los Angeles, California?

The top-ranked school in Los Angeles on MySchoolScout is Renaissance Arts Academy with a composite score of 9.8/10.

What is the best elementary school in Los Angeles, California?

The top-ranked elementary school in Los Angeles on MySchoolScout is Global Education Academy 2 with a composite score of 9.5/10.

What is the best middle school in Los Angeles, California?

The top-ranked middle school in Los Angeles on MySchoolScout is Icef Vista Middle Academy with a composite score of 9.5/10.

What is the best high school in Los Angeles, California?

The top-ranked high school in Los Angeles on MySchoolScout is Downtown Business High with a composite score of 9.7/10.

How many school districts serve Los Angeles, California?

Los Angeles is served by 174 school districts: Crete Academy District, Accelerated Charter Elementary District, New Heights Charter District, Los Angeles Leadership Academy District, Isana Himalia Academy District, Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District, Valor Academy Elementary District, Stella High Charter Academy District, Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise District, Isana Palmati Academy District, Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District, New Designs Charter School-watts District, New Designs Charter District, California Creative Learning Academy District, Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District, Wish Academy High District, New Village Girls Academy District, Watts Learning Center District, Teach Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem Dist, Alliance College-ready Middle Academy 8 District, Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter District, Isana Nascent Academy District, Animo Legacy Charter Middle District, Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle District, Gabriella Charter 2 District, Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy District, Animo Jackie Robinson High District, Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle District, Magnolia Science Academy 4 District, Valor Academy Middle District, Siatech Academy South District, Alliance Leichtman-levine Fam Foundation Env Sci High Dist, Kipp Academy of Opportunity District, Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District, Watts Learning Center Charter Middle District, Global Education Academy District, Los Angeles College Prep Academy District, Rise Kohyang Elementary District, Rise Kohyang Middle District, Icef View Park Preparatory High District, Accelerated District, California Creative Learning Academy MS District, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2 District, Kipp Raices Academy District, Renaissance Arts Academy District, City Language Immersion Charter District, Isana Achernar Academy District, Valor Academy High District, Kipp Ignite Academy District, Extera Public School No. 2 District, Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District, Math and Science College Preparatory District, Ednovate - Brio College Prep District, Extera Public District, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4 District, New West Charter District, Crown Preparatory Academy District, Isana Cardinal Academy District, Alliance College-ready Middle Academy 4 District, New Los Angeles Charter District, Synergy Quantum Academy District, Vista Charter Middle District, Icef View Park Preparatory Elementary District, Kipp Endeavor College Preparatory Charter District, Stella Middle Charter Academy District, Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District, Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Hlt Srvs Acad Dist, Larchmont Charter District, Downtown Value District, Icef Vista Middle Academy District, N.e.w. Academy of Science and Arts District, Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America Dist, Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District, Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High District, Arts in Action Community Middle District, Equitas Academy #3 Charter District, Rise Kohyang High District, Today's Fresh Start-compton District, Lashon Academy District, Libertas College Preparatory Charter District, Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District, Ednovate - East College Prep District, Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles District, Camino Nuevo High #2 District, Kipp Promesa Prep District, Barack Obama Charter District, Jardin De La Infancia District, Kipp Los Angeles College Preparatory District, Global Education Academy 2 District, Kipp Vida Preparatory Academy District, Stem Preparatory Elementary District, Citizens of the World Charter School Hollywood District, Animo Leadership High District, Kipp Philosophers Academy District, Ingenium Clarion Charter Middle District, Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 District, Synergy Kinetic Academy District, University Preparatory Value High District, Everest Value District, Learning by Design Charter District, Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District, Animo Florence-firestone Charter Middle District, Center for Advanced Learning District, Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Tech Acad High Dist, Equitas Academy 4 District, Central City Value District, Kipp Empower Academy District, Kipp Iluminar Academy District, Gabriella Charter District, Kipp Scholar Academy District, Alliance Gertz-ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District, Goethe International Charter District, Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista District, Animo Compton Charter District, Para Los Ninos - Evelyn Thurman Gratts Primary District, Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High District, Teach Academy of Technologies District, Magnolia Science Academy 6 District, Wish Community District, Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District, Ocean Charter District, Synergy Charter Academy District, Youthbuild Charter School of California District, Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District, Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High District, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy District, Isana Octavia Academy District, Para Los Ninos Charter District, Animo Pat Brown District, Icef Innovation Los Angeles Charter District, Catch Prep Charter High Inc. District, Alliance Ouchi-o'donovan 6-12 Complex District, Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake District, Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High District, Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High District, Academia Avance Charter District, Icef View Park Preparatory Middle District, Animo City of Champions Charter High District, Stella Elementary Charter Academy District, Animo Jefferson Charter Middle District, Ednovate - Usc Hybrid High College Prep District, Para Los Ninos Middle District, Alliance Patti and Peter Neuwirth Leadership Acad Dist, Icef Vista Elementary Academy District, Kipp Sol Academy District, Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle District, Kipp Academy of Innovation District, Arts in Action Community Charter District, Matrix for Success Academy District, Alliance Morgan Mckinzie High District, Wallis Annenberg High District, Equitas Academy Charter District, Animo South Los Angeles Charter District, Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District, Alliance College-ready Middle Academy 12 District, Puente Charter District, Animo Venice Charter High District, Teach Tech Charter High District, Animo Inglewood Charter High District, New Los Angeles Charter Elementary District, Equitas Academy #2 District, Lashon Academy City District, Equitas Academy 6 District, Vista Horizon Global Academy District, Equitas Academy 5 District, Ednovate - South La College Prep District, EL Rio Community District, Invictus Leadership Academy District, Kipp Poder Public District, The Seed School of Los Angeles County District, Compton Unified, Los Angeles Unified, Montebello Unified, Los Angeles County Office of Education.

What is the education level in Los Angeles, California?

According to Census data, 39% of adults in Los Angeles have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the median income in Los Angeles, California?

The median household income in Los Angeles is approximately $79,182 according to Census ACS 2022 estimates.

Are there private schools in Los Angeles, California?

Yes, Los Angeles has 353 private schools alongside 575 public schools. The top-rated private school is Mirman School with a score of 8.8/10.

What is the student-teacher ratio in Los Angeles, California?

The average student-teacher ratio across schools in Los Angeles is 15.9:1. This ratio varies by school, so families should check individual school profiles for specific classroom sizes.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in Los Angeles, California?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and state education departments. Each school receives a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, California Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.