Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High vs Eagle Rock High

Eagle Rock High holds a meaningful overall edge, rating 9.4/10 against Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High's 8.6/10 — a 0.8-point gap that translates into a much sharper state rank difference: Eagle Rock High sits at #65 of 9,533 California schools, while Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High ranks #634 of 9,533. That 569-position gap reflects real performance separation at the top of California's high school rankings, even though both schools clear high absolute thresholds and sit just 2.6 miles apart in Los Angeles.

The academic picture is more nuanced. Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High posts a stronger academic score — 9.1/10 versus Eagle Rock High's 8.5/10 — meaning students at Alliance arrive at or achieve higher raw proficiency levels. Eagle Rock High, however, dominates on growth: a 9.6/10 growth score compared to Alliance's 6.4/10. That 3.2-point gap signals that Eagle Rock High is accelerating student achievement relative to starting point at a significantly faster rate, which often matters more for students entering below grade level.

The two schools serve very different populations at very different scales. Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High enrolls 321 students — a small charter environment — while Eagle Rock High serves 2,059 students across grades 07–12 as a regular public school. Alliance's student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1 versus Eagle Rock High's 19.2:1, giving Alliance slightly more classroom contact per student. Free and reduced lunch rates diverge sharply: 90% at Alliance versus 50% at Eagle Rock High, indicating Alliance serves a substantially higher share of lower-income families.

Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High is a grades 09–12 charter with an environmental science focus built into its name and mission, making it a specialized pathway rather than a comprehensive campus. Eagle Rock High spans grades 07–12, giving families the option of a single middle-to-high school placement within one building. For families weighing program breadth against thematic depth, those structural differences are as consequential as any score delta.