Eagle Rock High vs John Marshall Senior High

Eagle Rock High and John Marshall Senior High sit 4.4 miles apart in Los Angeles, but their overall ratings diverge meaningfully: Eagle Rock High scores 9.4/10 against John Marshall Senior High's 8.6/10 — a 0.8-point gap. That difference is amplified by their state rankings: Eagle Rock High stands at #65 of 9,533 California schools, while John Marshall Senior High ranks #689 of the same pool. Both are strong performers, but Eagle Rock High's position in the top 1% of the state is a significant distinction for families weighing long-term outcomes.

The academic picture is more nuanced than the overall ratings suggest. John Marshall Senior High actually edges ahead on raw academic score — 9.0/10 versus Eagle Rock High's 8.5/10 — meaning tested proficiency is somewhat higher at Marshall. The decisive factor pulling Eagle Rock High's overall rating above is its growth score: 9.6/10 compared to John Marshall Senior High's 7.4/10, a 2.2-point delta. That gap measures how much students improve relative to similar peers year over year, and Eagle Rock High's figure ranks among the strongest in the state, indicating that students there outperform their predicted trajectories regardless of where they start.

The two schools differ more sharply on demographics and equity than on size or staffing. Enrollment is comparable — Eagle Rock High at 2,059 students, John Marshall Senior High at 1,903 — and student-teacher ratios are nearly identical at 19.2:1 and 19.6:1 respectively. The free and reduced-price lunch gap is the more meaningful number: 50% at Eagle Rock High versus 69% at John Marshall Senior High. That 19-point spread signals that Marshall serves a substantially higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, which makes John Marshall Senior High's 9.0/10 academic score particularly notable given its population.

One structural difference matters for families with middle schoolers: Eagle Rock High serves grades 7 through 12, offering a single-campus pathway from seventh grade onward, while John Marshall Senior High is a traditional 9–12 school. Families with a current seventh or eighth grader who want continuity through high school will find Eagle Rock High's grade span relevant; those entering at ninth grade will experience comparable transitions at either school.