7.3avg / 10
Los Angeles Unified School District
School District · Los Angeles, California
Students: 419,929
Teachers (FTE): 21,730
Estimated Scores: 2%17 of 775 rated schools use estimated academic data from nearby schools
Avg Rating
7.3
out of 10
Schools
784
506 elem, 83 mid, 175 high
Enrollment
419,929
Student-Teacher Ratio
19.3:1
Avg Rating
7.3
out of 10
Schools
784
506 elem, 83 mid, 175 high
Enrollment
419,929
Student-Teacher Ratio
19.3:1
How this district compares
California rank
#85 of 713
districts by avg. composite
Vs. state average
+1.0
above California avg
Per-pupil spending
$22,687
+$5,040 vs California median
District size
419,929 students
Much larger than California median
The short answer
Los Angeles Unified ranks #85 of 713 California districts by overall school rating. Los Angeles Unified's schools with real test data average 7.3/10 across 758 schools. Its top-rated schools are Kentwood Elementary (9.7/10), Richard Riordan Primary Center (9.7/10), and Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet (9.7/10). Schools with estimated (proxy) scores are excluded from this ranking.
Best value · beats the odds
Richard Riordan Primary CenterRates 9.7/10 despite 84% of students being economically disadvantaged. That's about 2.4 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 Unified schools.
Most improved · 2022 → 2024
Compton Avenue ElementarySTAAR proficiency rose +24.4 points from 2022 to 2024. That's the biggest jump among Los Angeles Unified schools across the two most recent comparable testing years.
Top-Rated Schools in Los Angeles Unified
Ranked by MySchoolScout composite rating using only schools with real test data (758 of 784). "Value" = points above what student poverty predicts. Estimated (proxy) scores are excluded.
| # | School | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentwood Elementary | 9.7 / 10 |
| 2 | Richard Riordan Primary Center | 9.7 / 10 |
| 3 | Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet | 9.7 / 10 |
| 4 | Brainard Elementary | 9.6 / 10 |
| 5 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle | 9.4 / 10 |
| 6 | Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet | 9.4 / 10 |
| 7 | Halldale Elementary | 9.4 / 10 |
| 8 | O'melveny Elementary | 9.4 / 10 |
| 9 | Lemay Street Elementary | 9.4 / 10 |
| 10 | Van Deene Avenue Elementary | 9.4 / 10 |
See all 784 schools — including those with estimated data — in the full directory below. How we rate schools.
About Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles Unified School District is one of the largest public school systems in the United States, serving 419,929 students across 785 schools in the greater Los Angeles area. The sheer scale means parents have significant choice — from neighborhood elementaries to magnet programs — but navigating that range requires knowing where performance concentrates.
Of the district's 785 schools, 769 carry a ranked score, averaging 7.5 out of 10. That average is a useful baseline: schools scoring above it are outperforming the typical LAUSD experience, and several do so by a considerable margin. Sierra Vista Elementary leads the district with a 9.8 out of 10, the highest score among all ranked schools. Third Street Elementary and Charles H. Kim Elementary each score 9.6, while Braddock Drive Elementary and Canfield Avenue Elementary both earn 9.5. All five are elementary schools, signaling that the district's strongest outcomes at the foundational level cluster at the top of a competitive peer group.
Parents evaluating schools here should pay close attention to individual school scores relative to that 7.5 district average. A school at or above 9.5 is operating well above the norm for LAUSD — itself a large, diverse urban system where strong performance carries additional weight as a comparative signal. The gap between the district average and the top performers is nearly two and a half points, which is meaningful when assessing where a child is likely to get the most academically.
With 785 schools total, LAUSD offers enough range that geography and assignment boundaries matter as much as preference. Parents researching elementary options in particular should prioritize schools by their ranked scores, cross-reference with proximity and enrollment availability, and use the district average of 7.5 as a floor rather than a target. The five top-rated elementaries listed here — all scoring 9.5 or higher — represent a concrete starting point for families who want data-backed choices in one of the country's most complex school systems.
District Map
Schools in Los Angeles Unified, colored by MySchoolScout rank. Click a pin for details.
District Average Test Scores
Math Proficiency37.3%
School
State
Not reported
ELA Proficiency42.6%
School
State
Not reported
Average proficiency across all schools in Los Angeles Unified with test data.
Schools in Los Angeles Unified
784 schoolsElementary Schools506
Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet
9.7
Kentwood Elementary9.7
Richard Riordan Primary Center9.7
Brainard Elementary9.6
Bandini Street Elementary9.4
Glenfeliz Boulevard Elementary9.4
Halldale Elementary9.4
Lemay Street Elementary9.4
O'melveny Elementary9.4
Soto Street Elementary9.4
Van Deene Avenue Elementary9.4
Paseo Del Rey Fundamental9.4
Richland Avenue Elementary9.4
Charles White Elementary9.4
Alexandria Avenue Elementary9.3
Cantara Street Elementary9.3
First Street Elementary9.3
Rosewood Avenue Elementary9.3
Short Avenue Elementary9.3
Toland Way Elementary9.3
Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary9.3
One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary9.3
Point Fermin Elementary9.3
Atwater Avenue Elementary9.2
Catskill Avenue Elementary9.2
Charnock Road Elementary9.2
Stonehurst Avenue Elementary9.2
Stoner Avenue Elementary9.2
Victoria Avenue Elementary9.2
Maywood Elementary9.2
Panorama City Elementary9.2
Cabrillo Avenue Elementary9.1
Dahlia Heights Elementary9.1
Euclid Avenue Elementary9.1
Hillside Elementary9.1
Ivanhoe Elementary9.1
Loma Vista Elementary9.1
Loreto Street Elementary9.1
Saturn Street Elementary9.1
Shirley Avenue Elementary9.1
Sixty-First Street Elementary9.1
Sylvan Park Elementary9.1
Taper Avenue Elementary9.1
Vermont Avenue Elementary9.1
Vernon City Elementary9.1
Reseda Elementary9.1
Weigand Avenue Elementary9.1
Wilshire Crest Elementary9.1
Wilton Place Elementary9.1
Academy for Enriched Sciences9.1
Brentwood Science9.0
Cowan Avenue Elementary9.0
Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet9.0
Erwin Elementary9.0
Figueroa Street Elementary9.0
Florence Avenue Elementary9.0
Heliotrope Avenue Elementary9.0
Murchison Street Elementary9.0
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary9.0
One Hundred Ninth Street Elementary9.0
Magnolia Avenue Elementary9.0
Mar Vista Elementary9.0
Mayberry Street Elementary9.0
Seventh Street Elementary Arts Integration Magnet9.0
Stanford Avenue Elementary9.0
Ritter Elementary9.0
Virginia Road Elementary9.0
Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet Elementary9.0
Blythe Street Elementary8.9
Buchanan Street Elementary8.9
Encino Charter Elementary8.9
Ford Boulevard Elementary8.9
Griffin Avenue Elementary8.9
Kittridge Street Elementary8.9
John B. Monlux Elementary8.9
San Pascual Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math (steam) Magnet8.9
Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary8.9
Park Western Place Elementary8.9
Aldama Elementary8.8
Anatola Avenue Elementary8.8
Broad Avenue Elementary8.8
Cienega Elementary8.8
Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary8.8
Franklin Avenue Elementary8.8
Glen Alta Elementary8.8
Humphreys Avenue Elementary8.8
Lockhurst Drive Charter Elementary8.8
Logan Academy of Global Ecology8.8
Marvin Elementary8.8
Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary8.8
Vine Street Elementary8.8
Pomelo Community Charter8.8
Amestoy Elementary8.7
Andasol Avenue Elementary8.7
Canyon Charter Elementary8.7
Coeur D'alene Avenue Elementary8.7
Crescent Heights Boulevard Elementary8.7
Dominguez Elementary8.7
Gledhill Street Elementary8.7
Grand View Boulevard Elementary8.7
Lorne Street Elementary8.7
Second Street Elementary8.7
Towne Avenue Elementary8.7
Overland Avenue Elementary8.7
Roscoe Elementary8.7
Columbus Avenue Elementary8.7
Breed Street Elementary8.6
Bryson Avenue Elementary8.6
Eshelman Avenue Elementary8.6
Forty-Ninth Street Elementary8.6
Grant Elementary8.6
William R. Anton Elementary8.6
Monte Vista Street Elementary8.6
Normont Elementary8.6
Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary8.6
Palisades Charter Elementary8.6
Bellingham Elementary8.6
George De La Torre Jr. Elementary8.6
Frank Del Olmo Elementary8.6
Michelle Obama Elementary8.6
Playa Vista Elementary8.6
Bonita Street Elementary8.5
City Terrace Elementary8.5
Eastman Avenue Elementary8.5
Grape Street Elementary8.5
Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary8.5
Menlo Avenue Elementary8.5
Solano Avenue Elementary8.5
Toluca Lake Elementary8.5
Tulsa Street Elementary8.5
West Vernon Avenue Elementary8.5
Westminster Avenue Elementary8.5
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center8.5
Hollywood Elementary8.5
Kingsley Elementary8.5
Rosa Parks Learning Center8.5
Wisdom Elementary8.5
Apperson Street Elementary8.4
Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences8.4
Ascot Avenue Elementary8.4
Brooklyn Avenue8.4
Cahuenga Elementary8.4
Calvert Charter for Enriched Studies8.4
Community Magnet Charter Elementary8.4
Danube Avenue Elementary8.4
Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy8.4
Denker Avenue Elementary8.4
Evergreen Avenue Elementary8.4
Forty-Second Street Elementary8.4
Leapwood Avenue Elementary8.4
Napa Street Elementary8.4
One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary8.4
Superior Street Elementary8.4
Trinity Street Elementary8.4
Osceola Street Elementary8.4
Haynes Charter for Enriched Studies8.4
Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary8.4
Aurora Elementary8.4
Lucille Roybal-Allard Elementary8.4
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet8.3
Clover Avenue Elementary8.3
Lanai Road Elementary8.3
Morningside Elementary8.3
Nestle Avenue Charter8.3
Ninety-Third Street Elementary8.3
Limerick Avenue Elementary8.3
Melvin Avenue Elementary8.3
Riverside Drive Charter8.3
Montara Avenue Elementary8.3
Alta California Elementary8.3
Arminta Street Elementary8.2
Calahan Street Elementary8.2
Chase Street Elementary8.2
EL Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies8.2
Gulf Avenue Elementary8.2
Knollwood Preparatory Academy8.2
Sheridan Street Elementary8.2
South Shores/csudh Visual and Performing Arts8.2
Parmelee Avenue Elementary8.2
Woodlawn Avenue Elementary8.2
Parthenia Academy of Arts and Technology8.2
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary Center8.2
Stanley Mosk Elementary8.2
Esperanza Elementary8.1
Carson Street Elementary8.1
Chandler Elementary8.1
Coliseum Street Elementary8.1
Dolores Street Elementary8.1
Glassell Park ES Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math Magnet8.1
Huntington Drive Elementary8.1
Kester Avenue Elementary8.1
Mt. Washington Elementary8.1
Multnomah Street Elementary8.1
Lorena Street Elementary8.1
State Street Elementary8.1
Topanga Elementary Charter8.1
Topeka Charter School for Advanced Studies8.1
Tweedy Elementary8.1
Raymond Avenue Elementary8.1
Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet8.1
White Point Elementary8.1
Leo Politi Elementary8.1
Lexington Avenue Primary Center8.1
Balboa Gifted/high Ability Magnet Elementary8.0
Delevan Drive Elementary8.0
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary8.0
Fries Avenue Elementary8.0
Hoover Street Elementary8.0
Miramonte Elementary8.0
Sharp Avenue Elementary8.0
Olympic Primary Center8.0
Harry Bridges Span8.0
Beachy Avenue Elementary7.9
Hillery T. Broadous Elementary7.9
Harbor City Elementary7.9
Leland Street Elementary7.9
Norwood Street Elementary7.9
Micheltorena Street Elementary7.9
San Fernando Elementary7.9
Tenth Street Elementary7.9
Arroyo Seco Museum Science7.9
Teresa Hughes Elementary7.9
Maple Primary Center7.9
Quincy Jones Elementary7.9
Fourth Street Primary Center7.9
Albion Street Elementary7.8
Calabash Charter Academy7.8
Fifteenth Street Elementary7.8
One Hundred Eighteenth Street Elementary7.8
Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary7.8
Liggett Street Elementary7.8
Lockwood Avenue Elementary7.8
Strathern Street Elementary7.8
Tarzana Elementary7.8
Twentieth Street Elementary7.8
Plummer Elementary7.8
Warner Avenue Elementary7.8
Western Avenue Technology Magnet7.8
Woodcrest Elementary7.8
Fishburn Avenue Elementary7.8
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center7.8
Harmony Elementary7.8
Garza (carmen Lomas) Primary Center7.8
Lake Street Primary7.8
Wilshire Park Elementary7.8
Dolores Huerta Elementary7.8
Porter Ranch Community7.8
Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies7.7
Cheremoya Avenue Elementary7.7
Fernangeles Elementary7.7
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary7.7
One Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary7.7
Liberty Boulevard Elementary7.7
Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter7.7
Walnut Park Elementary7.6
Alta Loma Elementary7.6
Bassett Street Elementary7.6
Budlong Avenue Elementary7.6
Castle Heights Elementary7.6
Glenwood Elementary7.6
Hooper Avenue Elementary7.6
Pinewood Avenue Elementary7.6
Wadsworth Avenue Elementary7.6
Yorkdale Elementary7.6
Primary Academy for Success7.6
Julie Korenstein Elementary7.6
Willow Elementary7.6
Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary7.5
Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary7.5
Palms Elementary7.5
Amanecer Primary Center7.5
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter7.5
Vista Del Valle Dual Language Academy7.5
Broadway Elementary7.4
Caroldale Learning Community7.4
Dorris Place Elementary7.4
Graham Elementary7.4
Lankershim Elementary7.4
Lillian Street Elementary7.4
Lomita Math/science/technology Magnet7.4
Melrose Avenue Elementary7.4
Open Charter Magnet7.4
Westwood Charter Elementary7.4
Cesar Chavez Elementary7.4
Middleton Primary Center7.4
Ambassador School-Global Education7.4
Ambler Avenue Elementary7.3
Colfax Charter Elementary7.3
Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet7.3
Germain Academy for Academic Achievement7.3
One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary7.3
South Park Elementary7.3
Third Street Elementary7.3
Van Gogh Charter7.3
Sunrise Elementary7.3
John W. Mack Elementary7.3
Carpenter Community Charter7.2
Crestwood Street Steam Magnet7.2
Dayton Heights Elementary7.2
Holmes Avenue Elementary7.2
Ninety-Second Street Elementary7.2
Telfair Avenue Elementary7.2
Utah Street Elementary7.2
Park Avenue Elementary7.2
Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary7.2
Woodland Hills Elementary Charter for Enriched Studies7.2
Lafayette Park Primary Center7.2
Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center7.2
Washington Primary Center7.2
Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary7.2
Carthay Elementary of Environmental Studies Magnet7.1
Chatsworth Park ES Urban Planning/comm Development Magnet7.1
Corona Avenue Elementary7.1
EL Dorado Avenue Elementary7.1
Gates Street Elementary7.1
Gridley Street Elementary7.1
Mountain View Elementary7.1
Miles Avenue Elementary7.1
Purche Avenue Elementary7.1
Ramona Elementary7.1
Wilmington Park Elementary7.1
Stanford Primary Center7.1
Judith F. Baca Arts Academy7.1
Bushnell Way Elementary7.0
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary7.0
Mayall Street Elementary7.0
Queen Anne Place Elementary7.0
Vinedale College Preparatory Academy7.0
Welby Way Charter Elem Sch and Gifted-High Ability Magnet7.0
West Athens Elementary7.0
Winnetka Avenue Elementary7.0
Windsor Hills Math Science7.0
Maurice Sendak Elementary7.0
Cohasset Street Elementary6.9
Eagle Rock Elementary6.9
Hobart Boulevard Elementary6.9
Yes Academy6.9
Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary6.9
Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics6.9
Wonderland Avenue Elementary6.9
Martha Escutia Primary Center6.9
Bertrand Avenue Elementary6.8
Fair Avenue Elementary6.8
Farmdale Elementary6.8
Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math (steam) Magnet6.8
Manchester Avenue Elementary6.8
Marquez Charter6.8
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary6.8
Plainview Academic Charter Academy6.8
Roscomare Road Elementary6.8
Nueva Vista Elementary6.8
Marguerite Poindexter Lamotte Elementary6.8
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci6.8
Sara Coughlin Elementary6.7
Arlington Heights Elementary6.7
Nevada Avenue Elementary6.7
Loren Miller Elementary6.7
Saticoy Elementary6.7
Woodlake Elementary Community Charter6.7
Sylmar Leadership Academy6.7
Castlebay Lane Charter6.6
Del Amo Elementary6.6
Gardena Elementary6.6
La Salle Avenue Elementary6.6
Russell Elementary6.6
San Jose Street Elementary6.6
Shenandoah Street Elementary6.6
Valerio Street Elementary6.6
Oxnard Street Elementary6.6
Playa Del Rey Elementary6.6
President Avenue Elementary6.6
Danny J. Bakewell Sr. Primary Center6.6
Hooper Avenue Primary Center6.6
Madison Elementary6.6
Barton Hill Elementary6.5
Chapman Elementary6.5
Dixie Canyon Community Charter6.5
Hawaiian Avenue Elementary6.5
One Hundred Sixteenth Street Elementary6.5
Main Street Elementary6.5
Sunny Brae Avenue Elementary6.5
Van Nuys Elementary6.5
Ranchito Avenue Elementary6.5
Garden Grove Elementary6.5
Brockton Avenue Elementary6.4
Canterbury Avenue Elementary6.4
EL Sereno Elementary6.4
Hillcrest Drive Elementary6.4
Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter6.4
One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary6.4
Los Feliz Science/tech/engineer/math/medicine Magnet6.4
Rowan Avenue Elementary6.4
Gil Garcetti Learning Academy6.4
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary6.4
Vintage Math/science/technology Magnet6.4
Cimarron Avenue Elementary6.3
Gardner Street Elementary6.3
Harrison Street Elementary6.3
Laurel Elementary6.3
San Miguel Elementary6.3
Canfield Avenue Elementary6.2
Darby Avenue Elementary6.2
Fletcher Drive Elementary6.2
Garvanza Elementary6.2
Lassen Elementary6.2
Middleton Street Elementary6.2
Sunland Elementary6.2
Angeles Mesa Elementary6.1
Bridge Street Elementary6.1
Sierra Vista Elementary6.1
Newcastle Elementary6.1
Macarthur Park Elem Sch for the Visual and Perf Arts6.1
Charles H. Kim Elementary6.1
Carlos Santana Arts Academy6.1
Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies6.1
Braddock Drive Elementary6.0
Canoga Park Elementary6.0
Betty Plasencia Elementary6.0
Christopher Dena Elementary6.0
Langdon Avenue Elementary6.0
Noble Avenue Elementary6.0
Normandie Avenue Elementary6.0
Union Avenue Elementary6.0
Victory Boulevard Elementary6.0
Aragon Avenue Elementary5.9
Dyer Street Elementary5.9
Fairburn Avenue Elementary5.9
Birdielee V. Bright Elementary5.9
Hope Street Elementary5.9
Westside Global Awareness Magnet5.8
Beethoven Street Elementary5.8
Coldwater Canyon Elementary5.8
Compton Avenue Elementary5.8
Fourth Street Elementary5.8
Hancock Park Elementary5.8
Nevin Avenue Elementary5.8
San Antonio Elementary5.8
Stagg Street Elementary5.8
Walgrove Avenue Elementary5.8
Independence Elementary5.8
Huntington Park Elementary5.8
Allesandro Elementary5.7
Hamlin Charter Academy5.7
Vena Avenue Elementary5.7
Rio Vista Elementary5.7
Capistrano Avenue Elementary5.6
Harding Street Elementary5.6
Justice Street Academy Charter5.6
Manhattan Place Elementary5.6
Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy5.6
Malabar Street Elementary5.5
Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary5.5
Harvard Elementary5.5
Estrella Elementary5.5
Camellia Avenue Elementary5.4
Fullbright Avenue Elementary5.4
Haddon Avenue Elementary5.4
Robert Hill Lane Elementary5.4
Marianna Avenue Elementary5.4
San Gabriel Avenue Elementary5.4
Jaime Escalante Elementary5.4
Castelar Street Elementary5.3
Century Park Elementary5.3
Gault Street Elementary5.3
Hubbard Street Elementary5.3
Latona Avenue Elementary5.3
San Pedro Street Elementary5.3
Baldwin Hills Elementary5.2
Belvedere Elementary5.2
Emelita Street Elementary5.2
Herrick Avenue Elementary5.2
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary5.2
Meyler Street Elementary5.2
Rosemont Avenue Elementary5.2
Serrania Avenue Charter for Enriched Studies5.1
Annalee Avenue Elementary5.0
Commonwealth Avenue Elementary5.0
Van Ness Avenue Elementary5.0
Burbank Boulevard Elementary4.9
Granada Elementary4.9
Vanalden Avenue Elementary4.9
Burton Street Elementary4.9
Mckinley Avenue Elementary4.8
Pacific Boulevard4.8
Sally Ride Elementary: a Smart Academy4.8
Lovelia P. Flournoy Elementary4.7
Sylmar Elementary4.7
West Hollywood Elementary4.7
Hart Street Elementary4.6
Sierra Park Elementary4.6
Nora Sterry Elementary4.6
Sixth Avenue Elementary4.5
Fifty-Second Street Elementary4.4
Charles W. Barrett Elementary4.4
Enadia Way Technology Charter4.4
Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary4.4
Los Angeles Elementary4.3
Westport Heights Elementary4.3
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (glays)4.3
Ninth Street Elementary4.2
Ann Street Elementary4.0
Annandale Elementary4.0
Valley View Elementary4.0
Avalon Gardens Elementary3.9
Loyola Village Fine and Performing Arts Magnet3.4
Cds Elementary—
Middle Schools83
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
9.4
Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet9.4
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle9.2
Patrick Henry Middle9.0
Alexander Fleming Middle8.9
George K. Porter Middle8.9
Katherine Johnson Stem Academy8.9
Mark Twain Middle8.8
Andrew Carnegie Middle8.7
Florence Nightingale Middle8.7
Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle8.6
Emerson Community Charter8.6
Luther Burbank Middle8.5
Virgil Middle8.5
Sal Castro Middle8.5
Belvedere Middle8.4
EL Sereno Middle8.4
Robert Frost Middle8.4
Walter Reed Middle8.4
Ernest Lawrence Middle8.3
Chester W. Nimitz Middle8.3
Daniel Webster Middle8.3
Hollenbeck Middle8.2
Olive Vista Middle8.2
Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle8.2
Orchard Academies 2c8.2
John Burroughs Middle8.1
Mt. Gleason Middle8.1
Walnut Park Mid a Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng8.1
John Adams Middle8.0
South Gate Middle8.0
Roy Romer Middle8.0
Griffith Middle7.9
Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle7.9
Van Nuys Middle7.9
Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (steam) Magnet7.9
George Washington Carver Middle7.8
George Ellery Hale Charter Academy7.8
Northridge Middle7.8
James Madison Middle7.8
Francisco Sepulveda Middle7.8
Vista Middle7.8
Young Oak Kim Academy7.8
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle7.7
Marina Del Rey Middle7.7
Stephen M. White Middle7.7
Los Angeles Academy Middle7.7
Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy7.7
Charles Maclay Middle7.6
Pio Pico Middle7.6
Samuel Gompers Middle7.5
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad7.5
William Mulholland Middle7.4
John A. Sutter Middle7.4
Thomas A. Edison Middle7.3
Paul Revere Charter Middle7.3
Berendo Middle7.2
Richard E. Byrd Middle7.2
Palms Middle7.2
Robert E. Peary Middle7.2
Orchard Academies 2b7.2
Canoga Park Middle7.1
Pacoima Middle7.1
Woodland Hills Academy7.1
Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet7.1
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet7.0
John Muir Middle6.9
San Fernando Middle6.9
Southeast Middle6.9
John H. Liechty Middle6.9
Audubon Middle6.8
Charles Drew Middle6.8
Bret Harte Preparatory Middle6.8
Edwin Markham Middle6.8
Richard Henry Dana Middle6.7
Joseph Le Conte Middle6.6
Louis Armstrong Middle6.5
Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle6.3
Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle6.3
Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory6.2
William Jefferson Clinton Middle6.2
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media6.0
Henry T. Gage Middle5.9
High Schools175
Middle College High
9.2
Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High9.1
Linda Esperanza Marquez High a Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med9.0
Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet8.9
Maywood Center for Enriched Studies8.9
Hollywood Senior High8.8
King/drew Medical Magnet High8.8
Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences8.7
Woodrow Wilson Senior High8.6
Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design Steam Academy8.6
Stem Academy at Bernstein High8.6
Early College Academy-La Trade Tech College8.6
Humanities and Arts (harts) Academy of Los Angeles8.6
Downtown Business High8.5
International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex8.5
Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High8.5
Eagle Rock High8.4
Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Acad8.4
Carson Senior High8.3
Orthopaedic Hospital8.3
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities8.3
University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy8.3
Venice Senior High8.2
School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex8.2
Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad8.2
Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch Stem8.2
North Hollywood Senior High8.1
Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center8.1
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies8.1
Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet8.1
Bell Senior High8.0
South Gate Senior High8.0
Taft Charter High8.0
Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #38.0
Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex8.0
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex8.0
San Fernando Senior High7.9
San Pedro Senior High7.9
Northridge Academy High7.9
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community7.9
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High7.9
Science Academy Stem Magnet7.9
James A. Garfield Senior High7.8
John F. Kennedy High7.8
Jordan High7.8
Sun Valley Magnet7.8
Van Nuys Senior High7.8
Esteban Torres East La Performing Arts Magnet7.8
Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex7.8
Phineas Banning Senior High7.7
Gardena Senior High7.7
John H. Francis Polytechnic7.6
Sylmar Charter High7.6
Panorama High7.6
Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies7.6
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts7.6
Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice7.6
Boys Academic Leadership Academy7.6
Youth Opportunities Unlimited7.5
Grover Cleveland Charter High7.5
Benjamin Franklin Senior High7.5
Alexander Hamilton Senior High7.5
Abraham Lincoln Senior High7.5
Verdugo Hills Senior High7.5
Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy7.5
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center7.5
Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Acad of Scientific Explr (ase)7.5
Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Arts/theatre/entertain Mag7.5
Linda Esperanza Marquez High B Libra Academy7.5
Canoga Park Senior High7.4
Huntington Park Senior High7.4
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High7.4
South East High7.4
Ambassador-Global Leadership7.4
Soc Just Leadership Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #57.4
Augustus Hawkins High7.4
Nava College Preparatory Academy7.4
Arleta High7.3
Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex7.3
Thomas Jefferson Senior High7.2
John Marshall Senior High7.2
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High7.1
Helen Bernstein High7.1
Mervyn M. Dymally High7.1
Horace Mann Ucla Community7.1
Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet7.0
Maywood Academy High7.0
Fairfax Senior High6.9
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High6.9
Mission Continuation6.9
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High6.9
West Adams Preparatory High6.9
Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet6.9
Manual Arts Senior High6.8
Santee Education Complex6.8
Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy6.8
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High6.8
Mt. Lukens Continuation6.7
University High School Charter6.7
Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center6.7
Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies6.7
Chatsworth Charter High6.6
Ellington (duke) High (continuation)6.6
Odyssey Continuation6.6
Boyle Heights Sci Tech Engr and Math Magnet6.6
Evergreen Continuation6.5
E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #26.5
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex6.5
Amelia Earhart Continuation6.4
San Antonio Continuation6.4
Owensmouth Continuation6.4
George Washington Preparatory High6.4
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High6.4
Harold Mcalister High (opportunity)6.3
Harris Newmark Continuation6.3
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day6.3
Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #46.3
Central High6.2
Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High6.2
Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center6.2
Los Angeles Senior High6.2
Will Rogers Continuation6.2
Rancho Dominguez Preparatory6.2
Angel's Gate (continuation)6.1
Tri-C Community Day6.1
Zane Grey Continuation6.0
Cal Burke High6.0
University Pathways Public Service Academy6.0
Robert Fulton College Preparatory5.9
Independence Continuation5.9
Reseda Charter High5.9
Jane Addams Continuation5.8
Wesm Health/sports Medicine5.8
Los Angeles High School of the Arts5.8
Belmont Senior High5.7
Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center5.7
John Hope Continuation5.6
William J. Johnston Community Day5.6
James Monroe High5.5
Stoney Point Continuation5.5
Whitman Continuation5.5
Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed5.5
Eagle Tree Continuation5.4
Phoenix Continuation5.4
John C. Fremont Senior High5.3
East Valley Senior High5.3
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice5.3
Albert Einstein Continuation5.2
Joseph Pomeroy Widney Car Prep and Transition Ctr5.2
George S. Patton Continuation5.2
Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center5.2
Dan M. Issacs Avalon High5.1
Robert H. Lewis Continuation5.1
William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High5.0
Monterey Continuation5.0
Jack London Continuation4.9
Moneta Continuation4.9
James J. Mcbride Special Education Center4.9
Metropolitan Continuation4.6
Richard A. Alonzo Community Day4.5
John R. Wooden High4.4
Simon Rodia Continuation4.3
Highland Park Continuation4.1
Boyle Heights Continuation4.1
Pueblo De Los Angeles Continuation4.0
Frida Kahlo High3.8
Cheviot Hills Continuation3.7
Henry David Thoreau Continuation3.4
Thomas Riley High—
View Park Continuation—
Ramona Opportunity High—
Whitney Young Continuation—
Cds Secondary—
Aggeler Community Day—
Jack London Community Day—
Other Schools20
Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12
8.4
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies8.3
Thirty-Second Street Usc Performing Arts8.0
Virtual Academy Steam7.7
Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy7.6
Elizabeth Learning Center7.5
Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship7.5
Virtual Academy of International Studies/humanities7.5
Computer Science Virtual Academy7.5
Foshay Learning Center7.2
New Open World Academy K-127.2
Berenece Carlson Home Hospital7.1
Ucla Community K-126.8
Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment6.2
Marlton6.0
Sophia T. Salvin Special Education Center5.7
Sven Lokrantz Special Education Center5.5
City of Angels4.9
Charles Leroy Lowman Special Ed and Career Transition Center4.3
Iovine and Young Center—
District Details
- State
- California
- City
- Los Angeles
- Total Enrollment
- 419,929
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21,730
- District spending per student
- $22,687NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- Child poverty rate
- 18.9%Census SAIPE · 2024
- District directory year
- 2023
Frequently Asked Questions
How many schools are in Los Angeles Unified?
Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools in total — 506 elementary, 83 middle, and 175 high schools. You can explore each school's ratings and details on this page.
What is the average rating for Los Angeles Unified?
The average composite rating for Los Angeles Unified is 7.3/10. This score is calculated from the individual ratings of all schools with academic data in the district.
What is the district spending per student in Los Angeles Unified?
Los Angeles Unified's district-level spending was $22,687 per student in fiscal year 2023, according to NCES F-33. This is district context, not an individual-school expense.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Los Angeles Unified?
The average student-teacher ratio in Los Angeles Unified is 19.3:1.
What is the top-rated school in Los Angeles Unified?
Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet is the highest-rated school in Los Angeles Unified with a composite score of 9.7/10.
What are the test scores in Los Angeles Unified?
Across schools in Los Angeles Unified with test data, the average math proficiency is 37.3% and the average ELA (reading/writing) proficiency is 42.6%. These figures represent the percentage of students meeting or exceeding grade-level standards.
How does Los Angeles Unified compare to other districts in California?
Los Angeles Unified has an average school rating of 7.3/10 across 784 schools. Families can compare this to other districts in California by visiting individual district pages. Factors like school size, available programs, and community demographics also play a role in choosing the right fit.
How does MySchoolScout rate schools?
MySchoolScout ratings blend student growth, poverty-adjusted academic performance, and learning environment — plus college readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context without being factored into the score. Learn more about our rating system on our methodology page.
District Averages
- Overall Rating
- 7.3/10
- Math Proficiency
- 37.3%
- ELA Proficiency
- 42.6%
How we rate schools
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