Photo: Jmiles92 · CC BY-SA 3.0Huntington Park’s public schools outscore 50% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Huntington Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Huntington Park, 28% of tested students 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.
Huntington Park’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 375 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Huntington Park’s, its schools beat 66%, 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 ↓
Eight 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
Aspire Titan Academy, KIPP Comienza Community Prep, Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy, Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy, Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High, Aspire Pacific Academy, Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy, Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy, St. Matthias Elementary School (private), Renuevo Schools (private), Renuevo Leadership Academy (private) and Renuevo Elementary School (private) are in town. 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 Huntington Park’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 Huntington Park, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Huntington Park · depends on your address
Henry T. Gage Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,139 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Chester W. Nimitz Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,057 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Huntington Park · depends on your address
Henry T. Gage Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,139 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Chester W. Nimitz Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,057 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Huntington Park’s public schools are run by Los Angeles Unified School District, which also serves Bell, Carson, Cudahy and Gardena and others. 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
Huntington Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Huntington Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington Park | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
| Vernon | — | Los Angeles Unified |
| Bell | B− | Los Angeles Unified K–12 · Montebello Unified K–12 |
| Maywood | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
| Cudahy | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
| Los Angeles | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
All 5 neighbors share Los Angeles Unified with Huntington Park, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Huntington Park
28 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).
Questions about Huntington Park’s schools
Are Huntington Park’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Huntington Park 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 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Huntington Park in?
Los Angeles Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 406,717 students in 783 schools (2024–25).
Where do Huntington Park kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Huntington Park Senior High, Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med, Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy and Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice.
What is Huntington Park’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 Huntington Park 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 Huntington Park?
Yes: St. Matthias Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 201 students), Renuevo Schools (religious, grades PK–11, 39 students), Renuevo Leadership Academy (religious, grades PK–11, 37 students) and Renuevo Elementary School (religious, grades PK–5, 16 students). Huntington Park also has 8 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Huntington Park families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Huntington Park → 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.