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Mervyn M. Dymally High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

8800 South San Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA 90003 · (323) 565-4600 · Part of Los Angeles Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
654
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mervyn M. Dymally High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state

On the path

Where Los Angeles kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–874 middle schoolsDepends on your address
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Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8800 South San Pedro St., Los Angeles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9169
Grade 10150
Grade 11167
Grade 12168
Enrollment over time
672’20
682’21
751’22
720’23
654’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%Black 19%Two or more races 1%White <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mervyn M. Dymally High from Los Angeles families.

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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.