Neutra, Richard and Dion, VDL Research Houses and Studio · Photo: Doncram · CC BY-SA 3.0Los Angeles’s public schools outscore 50% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Los Angeles, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 28% of students in 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.
Los Angeles’s schools, in brief
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 ↓
353 elementary schools, then 74 middle and 64 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
Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles, Crete Academy, Accelerated Charter Elementary, New Heights Charter, PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High, Palisades Charter High, CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community, Los Angeles Leadership Academy, ISANA Himalia Academy, Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle, Valor Academy Elementary, PUC Community Charter Elementary, Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise, Multicultural Learning Center, ISANA Palmati Academy, New Designs Charter, California Creative Learning Academy, Alliance Ted K. Tajima High, WISH Academy High, New Village Girls Academy, Watts Learning Center, TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elem, CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing, PUC Lakeview Charter Academy, Valley Charter Elementary, Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter, Birmingham Community Charter High, ISANA Nascent Academy, Fenton STEM Acad: Elem Center for Sci Tech Engr and Math, Gabriella Charter 2, Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy, Animo Jackie Robinson High, Magnolia Science Academy 4, Valor Academy Middle, High Tech LA, Alliance Leichtman-Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High, KIPP Academy of Opportunity, Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle, Watts Learning Center Charter Middle, Global Education Academy, Magnolia Science Academy, Environmental Charter Middle - Gardena, Rise Kohyang Elementary, Rise Kohyang Middle, ICEF View Park Preparatory High, Accelerated, California Creative Learning Academy MS, Village Charter Academy, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #2, Ararat Charter, Renaissance Arts Academy, City Language Immersion Charter, PUC Lakeview Charter High, High Tech LA Middle, Valor Academy High, KIPP Ignite Academy, Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy, Math and Science College Preparatory, Ednovate - Brio College Prep, Extera Public, PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High, Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4, New West Charter, Crown Preparatory Academy, Port of Los Angeles High, Ingenium Charter Middle, ISANA Cardinal Academy, Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4, New Los Angeles Charter, Synergy Quantum Academy, Vista Charter Middle, ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary, KIPP Endeavor College Preparatory Charter, Magnolia Science Academy 5, Stella Middle Charter Academy, Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High, Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy, El Camino Real Charter High, PUC Milagro Charter, Downtown Value, Our Community Charter, ICEF Vista Middle Academy, N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts, Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America, Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High, Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High, Equitas Academy #3 Charter, Rise Kohyang High, Today's Fresh Start-Compton, Valley International Preparatory High, Lashon Academy, Libertas College Preparatory Charter, Pacoima Charter Elementary, Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle, Ednovate - East College Prep, Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles, Camino Nuevo High #2, KIPP Promesa Prep, KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory, Ingenium Charter, Ivy Academia, KIPP Vida Preparatory Academy, STEM Preparatory Elementary, Citizens of the World Charter School Hollywood, KIPP Philosophers Academy, Camino Nuevo Elementary #3, Synergy Kinetic Academy, PUC Inspire Charter Academy, University Preparatory Value High, Everest Value, Learning by Design Charter, Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy, Bert Corona Charter, Ivy Bound Acad of Math Sci and Tech Charter Mid, PUC Excel Charter Academy, Center for Advanced Learning, Bert Corona Charter High, Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High, Fenton Avenue Charter, Equitas Academy 4, Central City Value, PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars, KIPP Empower Academy, Gabriella Charter, N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park, KIPP Scholar Academy, Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex, Goethe International Charter, PUC Comm Charter Mid and PUC Comm Charter Early College High, Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista, Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High, Aspire Slauson Academy Charter, TEACH Academy of Technologies, Magnolia Science Academy 6, Granada Hills Charter, WISH Community, Ocean Charter, Synergy Charter Academy, YouthBuild Charter School of California, Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles, Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, ISANA Octavia Academy, Fenton Primary Center, Para Los Ninos Charter, Magnolia Science Academy 7, Discovery Charter Preparatory #2, ICEF Innovation Los Angeles Charter, Montague Charter Academy, CATCH Prep Charter High Inc., Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex, Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake, Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High, Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High, Academia Avance Charter, New Millennium Secondary, ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle, Magnolia Science Academy 2, Stella Elementary Charter Academy, James Jordan Middle, Aspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter, Animo Jefferson Charter Middle, Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep, Para Los Ninos Middle, Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy, ICEF Vista Elementary Academy, Matrix for Success Academy, New Horizons Charter Academy, Wallis Annenberg High, Aspire Inskeep Academy Charter, Equitas Academy Charter, Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science, Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12, Puente Charter, Fenton Charter Leadership Academy, Animo Venice Charter High, Valley Charter Middle, New Los Angeles Charter Elementary, Equitas Academy #2, Lashon Academy City, Scholarship Prep - South Bay, Equitas Academy 6, Vista Horizon Global Academy, Equitas Academy 5, Citizens of the World Charter School West Valley, Ednovate - South LA College Prep, El Rio Community, Invictus Leadership Academy, Citizens of the World Charter School East Valley, The SEED School of Los Angeles County, Beckford Charter for Enriched Studies, Calabash Charter Academy, Calvert Charter for Enriched Studies, Canyon Charter Elementary, Carpenter Community Charter, Castlebay Lane Charter, Chatsworth Charter High, Grover Cleveland Charter High, Colfax Charter Elementary, Community Magnet Charter Elementary, Dearborn Elementary Charter Academy, Dixie Canyon Community Charter, El Oro Way Charter for Enriched Studies, Emerson Community Charter, Encino Charter Elementary, George Ellery Hale Charter Academy, Hamlin Charter Academy, Justice Street Academy Charter, Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter, Knollwood Preparatory Academy, Lockhurst Drive Charter Elementary, Marquez Charter, Louis Armstrong Middle, Nestle Avenue Charter, Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle, Open Charter Magnet, Palisades Charter Elementary, Plainview Academic Charter Academy, Pomelo Community Charter, Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle, Reseda Charter High, Paul Revere Charter Middle, Riverside Drive Charter, Serrania Avenue Charter for Enriched Studies, Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter, Superior Street Elementary, Sylmar Charter High, Taft Charter High, Topeka Charter School for Advanced Studies, University High School Charter, Van Gogh Charter, Welby Way Charter Elem Sch And Gifted-High Ability Magnet, Westwood Charter Elementary, Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics, Woodlake Elementary Community Charter, Woodland Hills Elementary Charter for Enriched Studies, Haynes Charter for Enriched Studies, Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science Center, Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter, Enadia Way Technology Charter, Chaminade College Preparatory-High School (private), Harvard-Westlake (private), Bridge Academy (private), Heritage Christian School (private), Notre Dame High School (private), Brentwood School (private), Sierra Canyon School (private), Sierra Canyon School (private), International School of Los Angeles (private), Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian School (private), Emek Hebrew Academy (private), Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School (private), Wildwood School K-12 (private), Milken Community School (private), Milken Community Middle School (private), Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles (private), Bishop Alemany High School (private), Immaculate Heart Middle and High School (private), Cathedral High School (private), Chaminade College Preparatory Middle School (private), Windward School (private), Gindi Maimonides Academy (private), Geffen Academy at Ucla (private), Westside Neighborhood School (private), Marlborough School (private), St. Genevieve High School (private), Holy Martyrs Armenian Ferrahian School (private), St. Paul the Apostle (private), St. Genevieve Elementary School (private), St. Mel School (private), Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy (private), Village Christian School (private), Crespi Carmelite High School (private), Yeshiva Rav Isacosohn Girls' School (private), Calvary Christian School (private), Heritage Christian School (private), Holy Trinity School (private), Holy Martyrs Armenian Elementary (private), Mirman School (private), Pilgrim School (private), Valley School (private), Ohr Eliyahu Academy (private), Cheder Menachem (private), Bishop Mora Salesian (private), Laurence School (private), St. James Episcopal School (private), De la Salle School/ St. John Baptist (private), Bais Chaya Mushka (private), St. Jane Frances de Chantal (private), Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School (private), Campbell Hall School (private), Marymount High School Los Angeles (private), Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School (private), Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School (private), John Thomas Dye School (private), St. Matthew's Parish School (private), Wise School (private), Louisville High School (private), Laurel Hall School (private), Our Lady of Grace School (private), Woodcrest School (private), Kadima Day School (private), St. Brendan Catholic School (private), Verbum Dei Jesuit High School (private), St. Francis de Sales School (private), St. Didacus School (private), St. Anastasia Catholic Elementary School (private), The Wesley School (private), Village School (private), Hollywood Schoolhouse (private), Notre Dame Academy Elementary School (private), Woodland Hills Private School-Oxnard ST. Campus (private), Woodland Hills Private School - Oxnard (private), Brawerman West Elementary of Wilshire BLVD Temple (private), Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana (private), West Valley Christian School (private), St. Nicholas School (private), St. Odilia School (private), St. Eugene School (private), St. Bernardine of Siena School (private), Los Angeles Cheder / Bais Tzivia (private), Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn / Torath Em (private), St. Raphael Elementary School (private), St. Vincent School (private), St. Dominic Elementary (private), Valley Torah High School (private), St. Patrick School (private), Mother of Sorrows School (private), Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Yulu Boys (private), Mary Star of the Sea Elementary (private), Notre Dame Academy Girls High School (private), St. Joseph the Worker School (private), St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School (private), Shalhevet High School (private), Sacred Heart Elementary School (private), Frederick KC Price III School (private), St. John Eudes School (private), Yula Girls High School (private), Highland Hall Waldorf School (private), Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana (private), Westmark School (private), St. Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic School (private), Our Lady of Lourdes School (private), St. Timothy School (private), Westchester Lutheran Elementary School (private), Discovery School (private), St. Cyril of Jerusalem School (private), Valley Beth Shalom Day School (private), San Miguel Catholic School (private), St. Bernard Elementary School (private), Los Encinos School (private), Our Lady of the Valley School (private), SS Peter & Paul Elementary School (private), Briskin Elementary School (private), St. Euphrasia School (private), Immaculate Conception School (private), Grace Community School (private), St. Mark Elementary School (private), Resurrection School (private), The School of Los Angeles (private), American Unified School of Technology (private), Spivak Hebrew Academy (private), St. Columbkille Elementary School (private), Me'raj Academy (private), Rolling Hills Preparatory (private), St. Cecilia Catholic School (private), Guardian Angel Elementary (private), Cathedral Chapel School (private), The Country School (private), St. Jerome School (private), Christ the King School (private), Bridges Academy (private), Immaculate Heart of Mary School (private), New Covnant Academy (private), Holy Spirit Elementary School (private), St. Bernard High School (private), St. Martin of Tours Elementary School (private), Corpus Christi Elementary School (private), Delphi Academy of Los Angeles (private), Transfiguration School (private), Gan Israel Preschool (private), Kirk O' the Valley School (private), Poverello of Assisi Preschool (private), Concordia Christian School (private), The Pines Christian School (private), School of Santa Isabel (private), Westland School (private), St. Sebastian School (private), Valley Torah High School Girls' Division (private), St. Paul Elementary School (private), Our Lady of Lourdes School (private), North Hollywood Christian Academy (private), Yeshiva Gedolah Los Angeles (private), San Fernando Valley Academy (private), Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn Toras Emes Acad Boys Jr. High (private), Montessori of Chatsworth (private), The Oaks School (private), Sunrise School (private), Harbor Christian Schools (private), Childrens Community School (private), Brawerman Elementary East of Wilshire BLVD Temple (private), Casa Montessori (private), Evan Levi (private), Egremont Schools (private), Our Lady of the Holy Rosary School (private), Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School (private), St. Elisabeth School (private), Montessori Academy of West Adams (private), St. Turibius School (private), Ecole Claire Fontaine (private), New Horizon School Westside (private), Los Angeles Christian School (private), St. Bridget of Sweden (private), Page Academy-Hancock Park (private), Holy Name of Jesus School (private), University of Silvaner (private), Granada Preparatory School (private), Our Mother of Good Counsel School (private), Westside Waldorf School (private), Fusion Academy Warner Center (private), Buckner Educational Christian Academy (private), Intiwasi Elementary (private), Argo Navis School (private), Escuela Plus Elementary (private), Star Christian School (private), Mesivta Birkas Yitzchok (private), Toluca 'Crossroads' School Preschool & Kindergarte (private), Fusion Academy - Los Angeles (private), Sunland Christian School (private), Santa Teresita Elementary School (private), Abc Little School (private), Islah Academy (private), Slauson Learning Center, No 1 (private), Abc Little School-Sherman Oaks (private), Vista School (private), Fusion Academy Miracle Mile (private), Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad - West Coast (private), Valley Village Montessori School (private), St. Agnes School (private), Roenne's School (private), Bais Yaakov Machon (private), Hill Point Montessori Preparatory School (private), St. Augustine School (private), Ribet Academy (private), Yeshiva Ner Aryeh (private), Jets Yeshivah (private), St. Augustine School (private), Good Shepherd Lutheran School (private), Devonshire Montessori (private), Bnos Esther H.S. (private), North Valley Christian School (private), Littlet Citizen Westside Acd (private), Haykazunyadz Childcare Center Inc. (private), Little Acorns Grow (private), St. Mary Coptic Orthodox School (private), Park Montessori Children's Center (private), Little Treehouse Academy (private), Childs World School-Encino (private), Play Mountain Place (private), Los Angeles Christian Academy (private), Stars Academy (private), Stratford Schools, West la (private), Circle of Children Developmental Kindergarten (private), Creative Center for Children (private), Joyces Toluca Lake Preschool & Kindergarten (private), St. Teresa of Avila School (private), Kidsville USA (private), Nurtury the (private), Topanga Mountain School (private), The Beginning Montessori Childrens House (private), Bright Montessori School Inc. (private), Little Scholars Academy (private), Spirit Child Development Center (private), Temple B'Nai Hayim Children's Center (private), Key's Wonderland School (private), Normandie Christian School of Los Angeles (private), Vermont Christian School (private), Northpoint School & Intensive Outpatient Program (private), Angeles Workshop School (private), Just Like Moms Preschool & Kindergarten (private), Southern California Montessori School (private), Destinations Academy (private), Beth Hillel Day School (private), Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center (private), Valley Waldorf City School (private), Ivy Road School (private), Montessori Children's World (private), Sound of Music Preschool (private), Encino Presbyterian Childrens Center (private), Abc Little School (private), Hollywood Preschool & Kindergarten (private), One School Global (private), Everlasting Elementary School (private), Rejoyce in Jesus Christian School (private), Rise Montessori School (private), Olive Tree Christian Academy (private), Cheerful Helpers Therapeutic School (private), Lumbini Child Development Center (private), La Road Christian School (private), Kinder Kids Christian Preschool (private), Taylor Tot Playhouse (private), Acton Academy Venice Beach (private), Creative Children Preschool & Kindergarten (private), Ladera Heights Prep Development Center (private), Knowledge & Wisdom Education Foundation (private), Worldspeak Language Immersion Private School (private), Sheenway School and Culture Center (private), Ideal Academy for Exceptional Learners (private), Groza Academy (private), JC Academy (private), Sunflower Montessori School (private), Kids World School, Inc. (private) and Creative Angels Preschool and Kindergarden (private) are in town. Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship, Virtual Academy of International Studies/Humanities, Computer Science Virtual Academy and Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy, 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 Los Angeles’s grade
B−: better than 50% of California school districts, #484 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 Los Angeles, with each school’s own grade.
Los Angeles’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
Los Angeles vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Los Angeles’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
| Santa Monica | A | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified |
| Glendale | A− | Glendale Unified |
| Pasadena | B | Pasadena Unified |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | A+ | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified |
| Burbank | A− | Burbank Unified |
| Inglewood | C | Inglewood Unified K–12 · Centinela Valley Union High 9–12 |
| Carson | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
| Vernon | — | Los Angeles Unified |
| Gardena | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
| Alhambra | A− | Alhambra Unified |
| South Pasadena | A+ | South Pasadena Unified |
| Long Beach | B | Long Beach Unified |
| Hidden Hills | A | Las Virgenes Unified |
| El Segundo | A | El Segundo Unified K–12 · Wiseburn Unified K–12 |
| Calabasas | A | Las Virgenes Unified |
| Torrance | A | Torrance Unified |
| Lomita | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
| Lynwood | C+ | Lynwood Unified |
| Commerce | C | Montebello Unified |
| Malibu | A | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified |
| Huntington Park | B− | Los Angeles Unified |
| Hawthorne | B | Hawthorne Elementary K–12 · Centinela Valley Union High 9–12 |
5 of the 22 neighbors share Los Angeles Unified with Los Angeles, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Los Angeles
1075 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: 10 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Los Angeles Unified School District ROCP, Jardin de la Infancia, Thomas Riley High, View Park Continuation, CDS Secondary, CDS Elementary, Aggeler Community Day, Jack London Community Day, Special Education-Infant/Preschool Program and Central Juvenile Hall). 1 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Los Angeles’s schools
Are Los Angeles’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Los Angeles children attend outscore 50% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #484 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Los Angeles in?
Los Angeles Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 406,717 students in 783 schools (2024–25).
Where do Los Angeles kids go to high school?
One of 64 high schools, depending on your address: North Hollywood Senior High, Phineas Banning Senior High, San Pedro Senior High, Venice Senior High, John F. Kennedy High, John H. Francis Polytechnic, Alexander Hamilton Senior High, Eagle Rock High, Van Nuys Senior High, James Monroe High, John C. Fremont Senior High, John Marshall Senior High, Ulysses S. Grant Senior High, Theodore Roosevelt Senior High, San Fernando Senior High, Santee Education Complex, Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High, Foshay Learning Center, Fairfax Senior High, Canoga Park Senior High, Gardena Senior High, Panorama High, Benjamin Franklin Senior High, Woodrow Wilson Senior High, Robert Fulton College Preparatory, Verdugo Hills Senior High, Edward R. Roybal Learning Center, Augustus Hawkins High, Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, Arleta High, Hollywood Senior High, Manual Arts Senior High, Los Angeles Senior High, Dr. Maya Angelou Community High, West Adams Preparatory High, Abraham Lincoln Senior High, New Open World Academy K-12, UCLA Community K-12, Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High, Northridge Academy High, Jordan High, Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences, Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM, Helen Bernstein High, Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High, Mervyn M. Dymally High, Belmont Senior High, STEM Academy at Bernstein High, Nava College Preparatory Academy, Thomas Jefferson Senior High, East Valley Senior High, School for the Visual Arts and Humanities, Ambassador-Global Leadership, Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy, Horace Mann UCLA Community, Los Angeles High School of the Arts, Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community, School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex, Berenece Carlson Home Hospital, Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice, Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies, Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles, Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy and Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College.
What is 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 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 Los Angeles?
Yes: Chaminade College Preparatory-High School (Catholic, grades 6–12, 1,859 students), Harvard-Westlake (religious, grades 7–12, 1,617 students), Bridge Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 1,307 students), Heritage Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 1,279 students), Notre Dame High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 1,255 students), Brentwood School (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 1,227 students), Sierra Canyon School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 1,184 students), Sierra Canyon School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 1,184 students), International School of Los Angeles (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 1,090 students), Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian School (religious, grades PK–12, 977 students), Emek Hebrew Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 949 students), Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School (religious, grades K–12, 865 students), Wildwood School K-12 (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 768 students), Milken Community School (religious, grades 6–12, 763 students), Milken Community Middle School (religious, grades 6–12, 763 students), Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 731 students), Bishop Alemany High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 731 students), Immaculate Heart Middle and High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 6–12, 674 students), Cathedral High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 645 students), Chaminade College Preparatory Middle School (Catholic, grades 6–8, 627 students), Windward School (nonsectarian, grades 7–12, 625 students), Gindi Maimonides Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 609 students), Geffen Academy at Ucla (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 598 students), Westside Neighborhood School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 581 students), Marlborough School (nonsectarian · all-girls, grades 7–12, 559 students), St. Genevieve High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 552 students), Holy Martyrs Armenian Ferrahian School (religious, grades 6–12, 540 students), St. Paul the Apostle (Catholic, grades K–8, 535 students), St. Genevieve Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 515 students), St. Mel School (Catholic, grades K–8, 503 students), Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 497 students), Village Christian School (religious, grades 9–12, 494 students), Crespi Carmelite High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 452 students), Yeshiva Rav Isacosohn Girls' School (religious · all-girls, grades K–8, 445 students), Calvary Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 439 students), Heritage Christian School (religious, grades K–5, 428 students), Holy Trinity School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 426 students), Holy Martyrs Armenian Elementary (religious, grades K–5, 422 students), Mirman School (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 417 students), Pilgrim School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 407 students), Valley School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 405 students), Ohr Eliyahu Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 399 students), Cheder Menachem (religious · all-boys, grades K–8, 394 students), Bishop Mora Salesian (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 391 students), Laurence School (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 378 students), St. James Episcopal School (religious, grades PK–6, 377 students), De la Salle School/ St. John Baptist (Catholic, grades PK–8, 367 students), Bais Chaya Mushka (religious · all-girls, grades K–8, 365 students), St. Jane Frances de Chantal (Catholic, grades PK–8, 361 students), Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School (religious, grades PK–8, 353 students), Campbell Hall School (religious, grades K–6, 352 students), Marymount High School Los Angeles (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 344 students), Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 342 students), Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School (religious, grades K–8, 339 students), John Thomas Dye School (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 338 students), St. Matthew's Parish School (religious, grades PK–8, 330 students), Wise School (religious, grades PK–6, 319 students), Louisville High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 317 students), Laurel Hall School (religious, grades K–8, 317 students), Our Lady of Grace School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 315 students), Woodcrest School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 308 students), Kadima Day School (religious, grades PK–8, 304 students), St. Brendan Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 303 students), Verbum Dei Jesuit High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 302 students), St. Francis de Sales School (Catholic, grades K–8, 301 students), St. Didacus School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 301 students), St. Anastasia Catholic Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 298 students), The Wesley School (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 297 students), Village School (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 294 students), Hollywood Schoolhouse (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 294 students), Notre Dame Academy Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 289 students), Woodland Hills Private School-Oxnard ST. Campus (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 289 students), Woodland Hills Private School - Oxnard (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 289 students), Brawerman West Elementary of Wilshire BLVD Temple (religious, grades K–6, 283 students), Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana (religious, grades K–8, 282 students), West Valley Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 277 students), St. Nicholas School (religious, grades PK–8, 273 students), St. Odilia School (Catholic, grades K–8, 272 students), St. Eugene School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 270 students), St. Bernardine of Siena School (Catholic, grades K–8, 264 students), Los Angeles Cheder / Bais Tzivia (religious, grades PK–10, 260 students), Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn / Torath Em (religious · all-boys, grades K–5, 258 students), St. Raphael Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 254 students), St. Vincent School (Catholic, grades K–8, 253 students), St. Dominic Elementary (Catholic, grades PK–8, 250 students), Valley Torah High School (religious, grades 9–12, 249 students), St. Patrick School (Catholic, grades K–8, 247 students), Mother of Sorrows School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 247 students), Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Yulu Boys (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 244 students), Mary Star of the Sea Elementary (Catholic, grades PK–8, 239 students), Notre Dame Academy Girls High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 237 students), St. Joseph the Worker School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 237 students), St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 235 students), Shalhevet High School (religious, grades 9–12, 234 students), Sacred Heart Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 231 students), Frederick KC Price III School (religious, grades K–12, 229 students), St. John Eudes School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 223 students), Yula Girls High School (religious · all-girls, grades 9–12, 222 students), Highland Hall Waldorf School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 221 students), Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana (religious, grades K–8, 221 students), Westmark School (special education, grades 2–12, 217 students), St. Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 215 students), Our Lady of Lourdes School (Catholic, grades K–8, 212 students), St. Timothy School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 211 students), Westchester Lutheran Elementary School (religious, grades PK–8, 209 students), Discovery School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 205 students), St. Cyril of Jerusalem School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 204 students), Valley Beth Shalom Day School (religious, grades K–6, 201 students), San Miguel Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 191 students), St. Bernard Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 186 students), Los Encinos School (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 184 students), Our Lady of the Valley School (Catholic, grades K–8, 183 students), SS Peter & Paul Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 181 students), Briskin Elementary School (religious, grades K–6, 181 students), St. Euphrasia School (Catholic, grades K–8, 180 students), Immaculate Conception School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 180 students), Grace Community School (religious, grades K–8, 180 students), St. Mark Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 177 students), Resurrection School (Catholic, grades K–8, 177 students), The School of Los Angeles (religious, grades 6–12, 176 students), American Unified School of Technology (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 175 students), Spivak Hebrew Academy (religious, grades PK–7, 171 students), St. Columbkille Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 170 students), Me'raj Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 170 students), Rolling Hills Preparatory (nonsectarian, grades 3–12, 167 students), St. Cecilia Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 164 students), Guardian Angel Elementary (Catholic, grades K–8, 163 students), Cathedral Chapel School (Catholic, grades K–8, 160 students), The Country School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 160 students), St. Jerome School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 159 students), Christ the King School (Catholic, grades K–8, 159 students), Bridges Academy (nonsectarian, grades 4–12, 159 students), Immaculate Heart of Mary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 158 students), New Covnant Academy (religious, grades K–12, 158 students), Holy Spirit Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 157 students), St. Bernard High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 150 students), St. Martin of Tours Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 148 students), Corpus Christi Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 148 students), Delphi Academy of Los Angeles (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 148 students), Transfiguration School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 145 students), Gan Israel Preschool (religious, grades PK–K, 145 students), Kirk O' the Valley School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 141 students), Poverello of Assisi Preschool (Catholic, grades PK–K, 138 students), Concordia Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 136 students), The Pines Christian School (religious, grades K–5, 133 students), School of Santa Isabel (Catholic, grades K–8, 132 students), Westland School (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 132 students), St. Sebastian School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 130 students), Valley Torah High School Girls' Division (religious · all-girls, grades 9–12, 130 students), St. Paul Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 125 students), Our Lady of Lourdes School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 125 students), North Hollywood Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 124 students), Yeshiva Gedolah Los Angeles (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 124 students), San Fernando Valley Academy (religious, grades K–12, 120 students), Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn Toras Emes Acad Boys Jr. High (religious · all-boys, grades 6–8, 114 students), Montessori of Chatsworth (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 112 students), The Oaks School (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 112 students), Sunrise School (special education, grades PK–12, 111 students), Harbor Christian Schools (religious, grades PK–8, 109 students), Childrens Community School (nonsectarian, grades K–6, 103 students), Brawerman Elementary East of Wilshire BLVD Temple (religious, grades K–6, 102 students), Casa Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–3, 100 students), Evan Levi (nonsectarian, grades PK–1, 97 students), Egremont Schools (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 96 students), Our Lady of the Holy Rosary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 96 students), Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 95 students), St. Elisabeth School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 95 students), Montessori Academy of West Adams (nonsectarian, grades PK–1, 94 students), St. Turibius School (Catholic, grades K–8, 93 students), Ecole Claire Fontaine (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 90 students), New Horizon School Westside (religious, grades PK–5, 89 students), Los Angeles Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 88 students), St. Bridget of Sweden (Catholic, grades K–8, 87 students), Page Academy-Hancock Park (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 83 students), Holy Name of Jesus School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 82 students), University of Silvaner (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 80 students), Granada Preparatory School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 78 students), Our Mother of Good Counsel School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 77 students), Westside Waldorf School (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 77 students), Fusion Academy Warner Center (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 76 students), Buckner Educational Christian Academy (religious, grades K–5, 76 students), Intiwasi Elementary (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 76 students), Argo Navis School (nonsectarian, grades K–7, 76 students), Escuela Plus Elementary (nonsectarian, grades K–5, 75 students), Star Christian School (religious, grades PK–5, 75 students), Mesivta Birkas Yitzchok (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 74 students), Toluca 'Crossroads' School Preschool & Kindergarte (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 74 students), Fusion Academy - Los Angeles (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 74 students), Sunland Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 73 students), Santa Teresita Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 72 students), Abc Little School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 72 students), Islah Academy (religious, grades K–8, 72 students), Slauson Learning Center, No 1 (special education, grades 2–9, 71 students), Abc Little School-Sherman Oaks (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 70 students), Vista School (special education, grades 6–12, 69 students), Fusion Academy Miracle Mile (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 66 students), Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad - West Coast (religious · all-boys, grades 9–11, 63 students), Valley Village Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 62 students), St. Agnes School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 60 students), Roenne's School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 60 students), Bais Yaakov Machon (religious · all-girls, grades 9–12, 59 students), Hill Point Montessori Preparatory School (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 57 students), St. Augustine School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 54 students), Ribet Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 54 students), Yeshiva Ner Aryeh (religious · all-boys, grades 9–12, 53 students), Jets Yeshivah (religious · all-boys, grades 10–12, 53 students), St. Augustine School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 52 students), Good Shepherd Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–7, 52 students), Devonshire Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 52 students), Bnos Esther H.S. (religious · all-girls, grades 9–12, 51 students), North Valley Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 50 students), Littlet Citizen Westside Acd (special education, grades , 50 students), Haykazunyadz Childcare Center Inc. (nonsectarian, grades K–2, 48 students), Little Acorns Grow (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 46 students), St. Mary Coptic Orthodox School (religious, grades PK–5, 46 students), Park Montessori Children's Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 46 students), Little Treehouse Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 43 students), Childs World School-Encino (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 43 students), Play Mountain Place (nonsectarian, grades , 41 students), Los Angeles Christian Academy (religious, grades 1–12, 40 students), Stars Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–10, 40 students), Stratford Schools, West la (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 40 students), Circle of Children Developmental Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 40 students), Creative Center for Children (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 39 students), Joyces Toluca Lake Preschool & Kindergarten (religious, grades PK–K, 39 students), St. Teresa of Avila School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 37 students), Kidsville USA (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 37 students), Nurtury the (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 36 students), Topanga Mountain School (nonsectarian, grades 6–8, 36 students), The Beginning Montessori Childrens House (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 36 students), Bright Montessori School Inc. (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 35 students), Little Scholars Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 35 students), Spirit Child Development Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 34 students), Temple B'Nai Hayim Children's Center (religious, grades PK–K, 32 students), Key's Wonderland School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 32 students), Normandie Christian School of Los Angeles (religious, grades PK–K, 32 students), Vermont Christian School (religious, grades 1–12, 31 students), Northpoint School & Intensive Outpatient Program (special education, grades 9–12, 30 students), Angeles Workshop School (nonsectarian, grades , 30 students), Just Like Moms Preschool & Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 28 students), Southern California Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 27 students), Destinations Academy (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 26 students), Beth Hillel Day School (religious, grades K–3, 25 students), Nishi Hongwanji Child Development Center (religious, grades PK–K, 25 students), Valley Waldorf City School (nonsectarian, grades K–5, 24 students), Ivy Road School (religious, grades K–11, 24 students), Montessori Children's World (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 22 students), Sound of Music Preschool (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 22 students), Encino Presbyterian Childrens Center (nonsectarian, grades K, 21 students), Abc Little School (nonsectarian, grades K–1, 21 students), Hollywood Preschool & Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 20 students), One School Global (nonsectarian, grades 3–12, 20 students), Everlasting Elementary School (nonsectarian, grades , 17 students), Rejoyce in Jesus Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 17 students), Rise Montessori School (religious, grades PK–8, 16 students), Olive Tree Christian Academy (religious, grades 1–7, 15 students), Cheerful Helpers Therapeutic School (special education, grades K–1, 13 students), Lumbini Child Development Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 12 students), La Road Christian School (religious, grades PK–11, 12 students), Kinder Kids Christian Preschool (religious, grades K, 11 students), Taylor Tot Playhouse (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 11 students), Acton Academy Venice Beach (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 10 students), Creative Children Preschool & Kindergarten (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 10 students), Ladera Heights Prep Development Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 7 students), Knowledge & Wisdom Education Foundation (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 7 students), Worldspeak Language Immersion Private School (nonsectarian, grades 1–4, 6 students), Sheenway School and Culture Center (nonsectarian, grades 3–5, 6 students), Ideal Academy for Exceptional Learners (special education, grades 1–9, 6 students), Groza Academy (nonsectarian, grades 2–12, 5 students), JC Academy (religious, grades K–5, 5 students), Sunflower Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades K, 4 students), Kids World School, Inc. (nonsectarian, grades 1–6, 4 students) and Creative Angels Preschool and Kindergarden (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 3 students). Los Angeles also has 242 charter schools, free and open by application.
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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.