Golden Gate Theater · Photo: Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 4.0East Los Angeles’s public schools outscore 50% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving East Los Angeles, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 28% of students in East Los Angeles’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
East Los Angeles’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 465 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of East Los Angeles’s, its schools beat 57%, higher than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $25,643 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then two middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8, Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle, KIPP Raices Academy, Extera Public School No. 2, Arts in Action Community Middle, Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep, KIPP Iluminar Academy, KIPP Sol Academy, KIPP Academy of Innovation, Arts In Action Community Charter, Alliance Morgan McKinzie High, Ednovate - Encore Arts and Media College Prep, Our Lady of Lourdes School (private), Our Lady of Guadalupe School - la (private) and St. Alphonsus Elementary (private) are in town. SIATech Academy South and Virtual Academy STEAM, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind East Los Angeles’s grade
B−: better than 50% of California school districts, #497 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve East Los Angeles, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in East Los Angeles · depends on your address
Belvedere Middle
Grades 6–8 · 734 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Los Angeles
Brooklyn Avenue
Grades K–8 · 510 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Los Angeles
8th grade in East Los Angeles · depends on your address
Belvedere Middle
Grades 6–8 · 734 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Los Angeles
Brooklyn Avenue
Grades K–8 · 510 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Los Angeles
East Los Angeles’s public schools are run by Los Angeles Unified School District, which also serves Bell, Carson, Cudahy and Gardena and others. Parts of East Los Angeles (18% of its land) are served by Montebello Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
East Los Angeles vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share East Los Angeles’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
| Montebello | C | Montebello Unified |
| Monterey Park | B | Alhambra Unified K–12 · Montebello Unified K–12 |
| Commerce | C | Montebello Unified |
| Los Angeles | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
Every school in East Los Angeles
47 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Ramona Opportunity High).
Questions about East Los Angeles’s schools
Are East Los Angeles’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools East Los Angeles children attend outscore 50% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #497 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is East Los Angeles in?
Los Angeles Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 406,717 students in 783 schools (2024–25). Small parts of East Los Angeles are served by Montebello Unified.
Where do East Los Angeles kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: James A. Garfield Senior High, Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #4, E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2 and Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3.
What is East Los Angeles’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Los Angeles Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does East Los Angeles spend per student?
$25,643 in Los Angeles Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in East Los Angeles?
Yes: Our Lady of Lourdes School (Catholic, grades K–8, 132 students), Our Lady of Guadalupe School - la (Catholic, grades K–8, 120 students) and St. Alphonsus Elementary (Catholic, grades K–8, 89 students). East Los Angeles also has 12 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What East Los Angeles families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near East Los Angeles → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.