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Downtown Business High
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Downtown Business High

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

1200 West Colton St., Los Angeles, CA 90026 · (213) 481-0371 · Part of Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles’ School Grade B− better than 50% of California school districts

Directions
Photo: Laurie Avocado · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
819
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Downtown Business High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 21.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency66%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 West Colton St., Los Angeles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9228
Grade 10217
Grade 11202
Grade 12172
Enrollment over time
1,043’20
903’21
861’22
857’23
819’24

Down 21.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%Asian 34%White 4%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Downtown Business High from Los Angeles families.

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The district →
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Elizabeth Learning Center
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Harry Bridges Span
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City of Angels
Other · Grades K–12 · Los Angeles
C+
1,058 students21:1
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center
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1,052 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Los Angeles’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.