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Los Angeles Unified

California · Public School District
778
Schools
419,559
Students
$25,983
Per-Pupil Spend
+81% nat'l
82.0%
Free Lunch Rate
+30pp vs nat'l
84.6%
Graduation Rate
≈ nat'l avg
District Overview

Los Angeles Unified is a public school district in California serving 419,559 students across 778 schools. It includes 506 elementary, 83 middle, 174 high schools, among them 51 charter schools. Its graduation rate of 84.6% is near the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $25,983 is above average for a US public school district. 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting significant economic need in the community. Opportunity scores across its schools are limited, with a district median of 44/100.

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All Schools (778)
Elementary Schools506 schools
SchoolGradesStudents
Academy for Enriched SciencesKG–05299
Albion Street ElementaryKG–06145
Aldama ElementaryKG–05371
Alexandria Avenue ElementaryKG–05524
Allesandro ElementaryKG–06310
Alta California ElementaryKG–05621
Alta Loma ElementaryKG–05386
Amanecer Primary CenterKG–02117
Ambassador School-Global EducationKG–05316
Ambler Avenue ElementaryKG–05501
Amestoy ElementaryKG–05682
Anatola Avenue ElementaryKG–05290
Andasol Avenue ElementaryKG–05400
Andres and Maria Cardenas ElementaryKG–05429
Angeles Mesa ElementaryKG–05286
Ann Street ElementaryKG–0579
Annalee Avenue ElementaryKG–06196
Annandale ElementaryKG–05118
Apperson Street ElementaryKG–05373
Aragon Avenue ElementaryKG–05200
Arlington Heights ElementaryKG–05311
Arminta Street ElementaryKG–05365
Arroyo Seco Museum ScienceKG–08452
Ascot Avenue ElementaryKG–05675
Atwater Avenue ElementaryKG–06328
Aurora ElementaryKG–05359
Avalon Gardens ElementaryKG–06165
Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary01–05686
Baldwin Hills ElementaryKG–05395
Bandini Street ElementaryKG–05240
Barton Hill ElementaryKG–05380
Bassett Street ElementaryKG–05615
Beachy Avenue ElementaryKG–05403
Beckford Charter for Enriched StudiesCharterKG–05594
Beethoven Street ElementaryKG–05309
Bellingham ElementaryKG–05409
Belvedere ElementaryKG–05563
Bertrand Avenue ElementaryKG–05305
Betty Plasencia ElementaryKG–05441
Birdielee V. Bright ElementaryKG–05404
Blythe Street ElementaryKG–05310
Bonita Street ElementaryKG–05413
Braddock Drive ElementaryKG–05568
Brainard ElementaryKG–05145
Breed Street ElementaryKG–06266
Brentwood ScienceKG–05249
Bridge Street ElementaryKG–05188
Broad Avenue ElementaryKG–05495
Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts MagnetKG–05266
Broadway ElementaryKG–05511
Brockton Avenue ElementaryKG–05214
Brooklyn AvenueKG–08465
Bryson Avenue ElementaryKG–05731
Buchanan Street ElementaryKG–05291
Budlong Avenue ElementaryKG–05659
Burbank Boulevard ElementaryKG–05323
Burton Street ElementaryKG–05283
Bushnell Way ElementaryKG–05181
Cabrillo Avenue ElementaryKG–05327
Cahuenga ElementaryKG–05355
Calabash Charter AcademyCharterKG–05414
Calahan Street ElementaryKG–05466
Calvert Charter for Enriched StudiesCharterKG–05308
Camellia Avenue ElementaryKG–05447
Canfield Avenue ElementaryKG–05334
Canoga Park ElementaryKG–05522
Cantara Street ElementaryKG–05375
Canterbury Avenue ElementaryKG–05612
Canyon Charter ElementaryCharterKG–05392
Capistrano Avenue ElementaryKG–05378
Carlos Santana Arts AcademyKG–05389
Caroldale Learning CommunityKG–08674
Carpenter Community CharterCharterKG–05858
Carson Street ElementaryKG–05639
Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental StudiesKG–05402
Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies MagnetKG–05323
Castelar Street ElementaryKG–08584
Castle Heights ElementaryKG–05499
Castlebay Lane CharterCharterKG–05597
Catskill Avenue ElementaryKG–05457
CDS ElementaryKG–064
Century Park ElementaryKG–05282
Cesar Chavez ElementaryKG–06188
Chandler ElementaryKG–05390
Chapman ElementaryKG–05370
Charles H. Kim ElementaryKG–05467
Charles W. Barrett ElementaryKG–05550
Charles White Elementary01–05276
Charnock Road ElementaryKG–05262
Chase Street ElementaryKG–05477
Chatsworth Park ES Urban Planning/Comm Development MagnetKG–05382
Cheremoya Avenue ElementaryKG–05159
Christopher Dena ElementaryKG–06384
Cienega ElementaryKG–05420
Cimarron Avenue ElementaryKG–05259
City Terrace ElementaryKG–05383
Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology MagnetKG–05101
Clover Avenue ElementaryKG–05433
Coeur D'Alene Avenue ElementaryKG–05414
Cohasset Street ElementaryKG–05495
Coldwater Canyon ElementaryKG–05629
Colfax Charter ElementaryCharterKG–05721
Coliseum Street ElementaryKG–05188
Columbus AvenueKG–05434
Commonwealth Avenue ElementaryKG–05534
Community Magnet Charter ElementaryCharterKG–05435
Compton Avenue ElementaryKG–05261
Corona Avenue Elementary01–05598
Cowan Avenue ElementaryKG–06390
Crescent Heights Boulevard ElementaryKG–05206
Crestwood Street STEAM MagnetKG–05263
Dahlia Heights ElementaryKG–06376
Danny J. Bakewell Sr. Primary CenterKG–KG163
Danube Avenue ElementaryKG–05300
Darby Avenue ElementaryKG–05406
Dayton Heights ElementaryKG–05259
Dearborn Elementary Charter AcademyCharterKG–05514
Del Amo ElementaryKG–05317
Delevan Drive ElementaryKG–06468
Denker Avenue ElementaryKG–05672
Dixie Canyon Community CharterCharterKG–05610
Dolores Huerta ElementaryKG–05314
Dolores Street ElementaryKG–05493
Dominguez ElementaryKG–05440
Dorris Place ElementaryKG–06228
Dr. James Edward Jones Primary CenterKG–0275
Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology AcademyKG–05530
Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox ElementaryKG–06669
Dr. Sammy Lee Medical and Health Science Magnet ElementaryKG–05592
Dr. Theodore T. Alexander Jr. Science CenterCharterKG–05609
Dyer Street ElementaryKG–05564
Eagle Rock ElementaryKG–06756
Eastman Avenue ElementaryKG–05631
El Dorado Avenue ElementaryKG–05362
El Oro Way Charter For Enriched StudiesCharterKG–05439
El Sereno ElementaryKG–06262
Ellen Ochoa Learning CenterKG–081,134
Elysian Heights ES Arts MagnetKG–05372
Emelita Street ElementaryKG–05283
Enadia Way Technology CharterCharterKG–05204
Encino Charter ElementaryCharterKG–05520
Erwin ElementaryKG–05606
Eshelman Avenue ElementaryKG–05453
Esperanza ElementaryKG–05620
Estrella ElementaryKG–05482
Euclid Avenue ElementaryKG–05634
Evergreen Avenue ElementaryKG–06548
Fair Avenue ElementaryKG–05606
Fairburn Avenue ElementaryKG–05436
Farmdale ElementaryKG–05331
Fernangeles ElementaryKG–05471
Fifteenth Street ElementaryKG–05397
Fifty-Fourth Street ElementaryKG–06215
Fifty-Ninth Street ElementaryKG–05213
Fifty-Second Street ElementaryKG–05619
Figueroa Street ElementaryKG–05376
First Street ElementaryKG–06370
Fishburn Avenue ElementaryKG–05412
Fletcher Drive ElementaryKG–05178
Florence Avenue ElementaryKG–06528
Florence Griffith Joyner ElementaryKG–05406
Ford Boulevard ElementaryKG–05841
Forty-Ninth Street ElementaryKG–05568
Forty-Second Street ElementaryKG–05195
Fourth Street Elementary02–05295
Fourth Street Primary CenterKG–01182
Frank del Olmo ElementaryKG–05509
Franklin Avenue ElementaryKG–05401
Fries Avenue ElementaryKG–05358
Fullbright Avenue ElementaryKG–05353
Garden Grove ElementaryKG–05324
Gardena ElementaryKG–05469
Gardner Street ElementaryKG–05362
Garvanza ElementaryKG–05245
Garza (Carmen Lomas) Primary CenterKG–0291
Gates Street ElementaryKG–05470
Gault Street ElementaryKG–05260
George De La Torre Jr. ElementaryKG–08647
Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and SciKG–06470
Germain Academy For Academic AchievementKG–05573
Gil Garcetti Learning AcademyKG–06547
Glassell Park ES Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math MagnetKG–05262
Gledhill Street ElementaryKG–05316
Glen Alta ElementaryKG–08125
Glenfeliz Boulevard ElementaryKG–06207
Glenwood ElementaryKG–05218
Graham ElementaryKG–06563
Granada ElementaryKG–05348
Grand View Boulevard ElementaryKG–05541
Grant ElementaryKG–06407
Grape Street ElementaryKG–05377
Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars (GLAYS)KG–05383
Gridley Street ElementaryKG–05469
Griffin Avenue ElementaryKG–05335
Gulf Avenue ElementaryKG–05652
Haddon Avenue ElementaryKG–05657
Halldale ElementaryKG–05447
Hamlin Charter AcademyCharterKG–05306
Hancock Park ElementaryKG–05510
Harbor City ElementaryKG–05433
Harding Street ElementaryKG–05371
Harmony ElementaryKG–05482
Harrison Street ElementaryKG–06291
Harry Bridges SpanKG–081,194
Hart Street ElementaryKG–05660
Harvard ElementaryKG–05264
Haskell Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) MagnetKG–05535
Hawaiian Avenue ElementaryKG–05516
Haynes Charter For Enriched StudiesCharterKG–05402
Hazeltine Avenue ElementaryKG–05658
Heliotrope Avenue ElementaryKG–05491
Herrick Avenue ElementaryKG–05381
Hesby Oaks Leadership CharterCharterKG–08501
Hillcrest Drive ElementaryKG–05549
Hillery T. Broadous ElementaryKG–05382
Hillside ElementaryKG–05105
Hobart Boulevard ElementaryKG–05423
Hollywood ElementaryKG–05193
Holmes Avenue ElementaryKG–06157
Hooper Avenue Elementary01–05712
Hooper Avenue Primary CenterKG–KG177
Hoover Street ElementaryKG–05591
Hope Street ElementaryKG–05397
Hubbard Street ElementaryKG–05553
Humphreys Avenue ElementaryKG–05408
Huntington Drive ElementaryKG–06294
Huntington Park ElementaryKG–05316
Independence ElementaryKG–05438
Ivanhoe ElementaryKG–05429
Jaime Escalante ElementaryKG–06492
John B. Monlux ElementaryKG–05640
John W. Mack ElementaryKG–05287
Judith F. Baca Arts AcademyKG–06524
Julie Korenstein ElementaryKG–05322
Justice Street Academy CharterCharterKG–05382
Kenter Canyon Elementary CharterCharterKG–05454
Kentwood ElementaryKG–05266
Kester Avenue ElementaryKG–05836
Kingsley ElementaryKG–05308
Kittridge Street ElementaryKG–05710
Knollwood Preparatory AcademyCharterKG–05369
La Salle Avenue ElementaryKG–05316
Lafayette Park Primary CenterKG–KG65
Lake Street PrimaryKG–01118
Lanai Road ElementaryKG–05517
Langdon Avenue ElementaryKG–05537
Lankershim ElementaryKG–05318
Lassen ElementaryKG–05387
Latona Avenue ElementaryKG–06149
Laurel ElementaryKG–08238
Leapwood Avenue ElementaryKG–05210
Leland Street ElementaryKG–05403
Lemay Street ElementaryKG–05342
Lenicia B. Weemes ElementaryKG–05424
Leo Politi ElementaryKG–05572
Lexington Avenue Primary CenterKG–0295
Liberty Boulevard ElementaryKG–05458
Liggett Street ElementaryKG–05556
Lillian Street ElementaryKG–06352
Limerick Avenue ElementaryKG–05631
Lockhurst Drive Charter ElementaryCharterKG–05452
Lockwood Avenue ElementaryKG–06323
Logan Academy of Global EcologyKG–08377
Loma Vista ElementaryKG–05556
Lomita Math/Science/Technology MagnetKG–05854
Loren Miller ElementaryKG–06623
Lorena Street ElementaryKG–05381
Loreto Street ElementaryKG–05266
Lorne Street ElementaryKG–05358
Los Angeles ElementaryKG–05445
Los Feliz Science/Tech/Engineer/Math/Medicine MagnetKG–05395
Lovelia P. Flournoy ElementaryKG–05441
Loyola Village Fine And Performing Arts MagnetKG–05204
Lucille Roybal-Allard ElementaryKG–06478
MacArthur Park Elem Sch for the Visual and Perf ArtsKG–05378
Madison ElementaryKG–05517
Magnolia Avenue ElementaryKG–05550
Main Street ElementaryKG–05712
Malabar Street ElementaryKG–06473
Manchester Avenue Elementary01–06556
Manhattan Place ElementaryKG–05225
Maple Primary CenterKG–01121
Mar Vista ElementaryKG–05541
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte ElementaryKG–05460
Marianna Avenue ElementaryKG–06295
Mariposa-Nabi Primary CenterKG–02108
Marquez CharterCharterKG–05314
Martha Escutia Primary CenterKG–KG195
Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryKG–05331
Marvin ElementaryKG–05550
Maurice Sendak ElementaryKG–05394
Mayall Street ElementaryKG–05452
Mayberry Street ElementaryKG–05154
Maywood ElementaryKG–05479
McKinley Avenue ElementaryKG–06536
Melrose Avenue ElementaryKG–05440
Melvin Avenue ElementaryKG–05363
Menlo Avenue ElementaryKG–07507
Meyler Street ElementaryKG–05628
Michelle Obama ElementaryKG–05576
Micheltorena Street ElementaryKG–05340
Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences01–05202
Middleton Primary CenterKG–01227
Middleton Street Elementary01–06641
Miles Avenue ElementaryKG–05854
Miramonte ElementaryKG–05628
Montara Avenue ElementaryKG–06647
Monte Vista Street Elementary02–05224
Morningside ElementaryKG–05421
Morris K. Hamasaki ElementaryKG–05316
Mountain View ElementaryKG–05511
Mt. Washington ElementaryKG–06431
Multnomah Street ElementaryKG–05334
Murchison Street ElementaryKG–06361
Napa Street ElementaryKG–05413
Nestle Avenue CharterCharterKG–05387
Nevada Avenue ElementaryKG–05353
Nevin Avenue ElementaryKG–05502
Newcastle ElementaryKG–05309
Ninety-Fifth Street ElementaryKG–05749
Ninety-Ninth Street ElementaryKG–06472
Ninety-Second Street ElementaryKG–06670
Ninety-Sixth Street ElementaryKG–06566
Ninety-Third Street ElementaryKG–06827
Ninth Street ElementaryKG–05245
Noble Avenue ElementaryKG–05736
Nora Sterry ElementaryKG–05191
Normandie Avenue ElementaryKG–05569
Normont ElementaryKG–05279
Norwood Street ElementaryKG–05324
Nueva Vista ElementaryKG–06674
O'Melveny ElementaryKG–05378
Olympic Primary CenterKG–KG138
One Hundred Eighteenth StreetKG–05498
One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street ElementaryKG–05645
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street ElementaryKG–06352
One Hundred Fifty-Third StreetKG–05385
One Hundred Ninth Street ElementaryKG–05328
One Hundred Seventh Street ElementaryKG–05857
One Hundred Sixteenth Street ElementaryKG–05417
One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street ElementaryKG–05566
One Hundred Twelfth Street ElementaryKG–05348
One Hundred Twenty-Second Street ElementaryKG–05601
Open Charter MagnetCharterKG–05397
Osceola Street ElementaryKG–05342
Overland Avenue ElementaryKG–05446
Oxnard Street ElementaryKG–05277
Pacific BoulevardKG–05341
Palisades Charter ElementaryCharterKG–05428
Palms ElementaryKG–05250
Panorama City ElementaryKG–05436
Park Avenue ElementaryKG–06323
Park Western Place ElementaryKG–05555
Parmelee Avenue ElementaryKG–06758
Parthenia Academy of Arts and TechnologyKG–05431
Paseo del Rey FundamentalKG–05153
Pinewood Avenue ElementaryKG–05204
Plainview Academic Charter AcademyCharterKG–05285
Playa del Rey ElementaryKG–05258
Playa Vista ElementaryKG–05426
Plummer ElementaryKG–06653
Point Fermin ElementaryKG–05315
Pomelo Community CharterCharterKG–05563
Porter Ranch CommunityKG–081,363
President Avenue ElementaryKG–06391
Primary Academy for SuccessKG–02230
Purche Avenue ElementaryKG–05370
Queen Anne Place ElementaryKG–05339
Quincy Jones ElementaryKG–05285
Ramona ElementaryKG–05279
Ranchito Avenue ElementaryKG–05417
Raymond Avenue ElementaryKG–05435
Reseda ElementaryKG–05402
Ricardo Lizarraga ElementaryKG–05457
Richard Riordan Primary CenterKG–04127
Richland Avenue ElementaryKG–07297
Rio Vista ElementaryKG–05363
Ritter ElementaryKG–05304
Riverside Drive CharterCharterKG–05379
Robert F. Kennedy ElementaryKG–06185
Robert Hill Lane ElementaryKG–06282
Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts MagnetKG–06298
Rosa Parks Learning CenterKG–05534
Roscoe ElementaryKG–05527
Roscomare Road ElementaryKG–05413
Rosemont Avenue Elementary02–05185
Rosewood Avenue ElementaryKG–05248
Rowan Avenue ElementaryKG–05674
Russell ElementaryKG–06767
Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT AcademyKG–05407
San Antonio ElementaryKG–05463
San Fernando ElementaryKG–05482
San Gabriel Avenue ElementaryKG–05490
San Jose Street ElementaryKG–05653
San Miguel ElementaryKG–05676
San Pascual Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) MagnetKG–05235
San Pedro Street ElementaryKG–05450
Sara Coughlin ElementaryKG–05449
Saticoy ElementaryKG–05503
Saturn Street ElementaryKG–05295
Second Street ElementaryKG–06223
Serrania Avenue Charter For Enriched StudiesCharterKG–05549
Seventh Street Elementary Arts Integration MagnetKG–05320
Seventy-Fifth Street ElementaryKG–06770
Seventy-Fourth Street ElementaryKG–05362
Sharp Avenue ElementaryKG–05478
Shenandoah Street ElementaryKG–05315
Sheridan Street ElementaryKG–06544
Sherman Oaks Elementary CharterCharterKG–05495
Shirley Avenue ElementaryKG–05398
Short Avenue ElementaryKG–05360
Sierra Park ElementaryKG–06275
Sierra Vista ElementaryKG–06187
Sixth Avenue ElementaryKG–05356
Sixty-First Street ElementaryKG–06596
Sixty-Sixth Street ElementaryKG–06730
Solano Avenue ElementaryKG–06183
Soto Street ElementaryKG–06195
South Park ElementaryKG–06885
South Shores/CSUDH Visual and Performing ArtsKG–05439
Stagg Street ElementaryKG–05431
Stanford Avenue Elementary01–05397
Stanford Primary CenterKG–KG152
Stanley Mosk ElementaryKG–05506
State Street ElementaryKG–05390
Stonehurst Avenue ElementaryKG–05251
Stoner Avenue ElementaryKG–05270
Strathern Street ElementaryKG–05438
Sunland ElementaryKG–05289
Sunny Brae Avenue ElementaryKG–05453
Sunrise ElementaryKG–06366
Superior Street ElementaryCharterKG–05439
Sylmar ElementaryKG–05435
Sylmar Leadership AcademyKG–08845
Sylvan Park ElementaryKG–05666
Taper Avenue ElementaryKG–05671
Tarzana ElementaryKG–05259
Telfair Avenue ElementaryKG–05558
Tenth Street Elementary01–05362
Teresa Hughes ElementaryKG–06577
Third Street ElementaryKG–05662
Toland Way ElementaryKG–06230
Toluca Lake ElementaryKG–05468
Tom Bradley Global Awareness MagnetKG–05179
Topanga Elementary CharterCharterKG–05234
Topeka Charter School For Advanced StudiesCharterKG–05539
Towne Avenue ElementaryKG–05292
Trinity Street Elementary02–05209
Tulsa Street ElementaryKG–05405
Tweedy ElementaryKG–05460
Twentieth Street ElementaryKG–05525
Twenty-Eighth Street ElementaryKG–05517
Twenty-Fourth Street ElementaryKG–04476
Two Hundred Thirty-Second PlaceKG–05411
Union Avenue ElementaryKG–05847
Utah Street ElementaryKG–08356
Valerio Street ElementaryKG–05714
Valley View ElementaryKG–05131
Van Deene Avenue ElementaryKG–06313
Van Gogh CharterCharterKG–05413
Van Ness Avenue ElementaryKG–05176
Van Nuys ElementaryKG–05451
Vanalden Avenue ElementaryKG–05404
Vena Avenue ElementaryKG–05468
Vermont Avenue ElementaryKG–05361
Vernon City ElementaryKG–06154
Victoria Avenue ElementaryKG–05308
Victory Boulevard ElementaryKG–05463
Vine Street ElementaryKG–06251
Vinedale College Preparatory AcademyKG–08203
Vintage Math/Science/Technology MagnetKG–05767
Virginia Road ElementaryKG–05214
Vista del Valle Dual Language AcademyKG–05389
Wadsworth Avenue ElementaryKG–05582
Walgrove Avenue ElementaryKG–05240
Walnut Park ElementaryKG–05551
Warner Avenue ElementaryKG–05569
Washington Primary CenterKG–02141
Weigand Avenue ElementaryKG–05313
Welby Way Charter Elem Sch And Gifted-High Ability MagnetCharterKG–05750
West Athens ElementaryKG–05577
West Hollywood ElementaryKG–05307
West Vernon Avenue ElementaryKG–05562
Western Avenue Technology MagnetKG–08540
Westminster Avenue ElementaryKG–05335
Westport Heights ElementaryKG–05185
Westside Global Awareness MagnetKG–08233
Westwood Charter ElementaryCharterKG–05638
White Point ElementaryKG–05316
Wilbur Charter For Enriched AcademicsCharterKG–05535
William R. Anton ElementaryKG–06477
Willow ElementaryKG–05448
Wilmington Park ElementaryKG–05522
Wilshire Crest ElementaryKG–05139
Wilshire Park ElementaryKG–05350
Wilton Place ElementaryKG–05316
Windsor Hills Math ScienceKG–05327
Winnetka Avenue ElementaryKG–05349
Wisdom ElementaryKG–06699
Wonderland Avenue ElementaryKG–05426
Woodcrest ElementaryKG–05595
Woodlake Elementary Community CharterCharterKG–05592
Woodland Hills Elementary Charter For Enriched StudiesCharterKG–05679
Woodlawn Avenue ElementaryKG–05585
YES AcademyKG–05448
Yorkdale ElementaryKG–05200
Middle Schools83 schools
SchoolGradesStudents
Alexander Fleming Middle06–081,085
Alfred B. Nobel Charter MiddleCharter06–081,940
Andrew Carnegie Middle06–08812
Audubon Middle06–08407
Belvedere Middle06–08727
Berendo Middle06–08623
Bret Harte Preparatory Middle06–08435
Charles Drew Middle07–08681
Charles Maclay Middle06–08349
Chester W. Nimitz Middle06–081,177
Christopher Columbus Middle06–08673
Daniel Webster Middle06–08442
Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy06–08622
Edwin Markham Middle06–08628
El Sereno Middle06–08862
Emerson Community CharterCharter06–08492
Ernest Lawrence Middle06–081,073
Florence Nightingale Middle06–08790
Francisco Sepulveda Middle06–081,054
Gaspar De Portola Charter MiddleCharter06–081,441
George Ellery Hale Charter AcademyCharter06–081,887
George K. Porter Middle06–08995
George Washington Carver Middle06–08712
Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle06–08393
Griffith Middle06–081,189
Henry T. Gage Middle06–081,195
Hollenbeck Middle06–081,007
Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle06–08446
James Madison Middle06–081,284
John A. Sutter Middle06–08853
John Adams Middle06–08736
John Burroughs Middle06–081,373
John H. Liechty Middle06–08851
John Muir Middle06–08693
Johnnie Cochran Jr. Middle06–08545
Joseph Le Conte Middle06–08659
Katherine Johnson STEM Academy06–08106
Los Angeles Academy Middle06–08976
Louis Armstrong MiddleCharter06–081,329
Luther Burbank Middle06–08904
Marina del Rey Middle06–08412
Mark Twain Middle06–08896
Mary McLeod Bethune Middle07–08858
Mt. Gleason Middle06–08744
Northridge Middle06–08690
Olive Vista Middle06–08946
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle06–08898
Orchard Academies 2B06–08353
Orchard Academies 2C06–08397
Orville Wright Engineering and Design Magnet06–08403
Pacoima Middle06–08899
Palms Middle06–081,244
Patrick Henry Middle06–081,027
Paul Revere Charter MiddleCharter06–081,718
Pio Pico Middle06–08212
Richard E. Byrd Middle06–081,105
Richard Henry Dana Middle06–081,424
Robert E. Peary Middle06–081,164
Robert Frost Middle06–081,384
Robert Louis Stevenson College and Career Preparatory06–08876
Roy Romer Middle06–08843
Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle06–081,285
Sal Castro Middle06–08329
Samuel Gompers Middle06–08443
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media06–08360
San Fernando Middle06–08524
South Gate Middle06–081,342
Southeast Middle06–081,184
Stephen M. White Middle06–081,384
Thomas A. Edison Middle06–08876
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet06–081,722
Van Nuys Middle06–08869
Virgil Middle06–081,017
Vista Middle06–081,149
Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng06–08389
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad06–08341
Walter Reed Middle06–081,463
Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr Magnet06–08695
William Jefferson Clinton Middle06–08603
William Mulholland Middle06–081,002
Wilmington Mid Sci Tech Engr Arts Math (STEAM) Magnet06–081,268
Woodland Hills Academy06–08610
Young Oak Kim Academy06–08786
High Schools174 schools
SchoolGradesStudents
Abraham Lincoln Senior High09–121,028
Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High09–12507
Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High09–12463
Aggeler Community Day07–1223
Albert Einstein Continuation09–1249
Alexander Hamilton Senior High09–122,259
Alfonso B. Perez Special Education Center09–12249
Ambassador-Global Leadership06–12548
Amelia Earhart Continuation09–1274
Angel's Gate (Continuation)09–1266
Arleta High09–121,174
Augustus Hawkins High09–121,179
Bell Senior High09–122,351
Belmont Senior High09–12599
Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center12–12178
Benjamin Franklin Senior High06–121,389
Boyle Heights Continuation09–1231
Boyle Heights Sci Tech Engr and Math Magnet09–12135
Boys Academic Leadership Academy06–1286
Cal Burke High09–1298
Canoga Park Senior High09–121,436
Carson Senior High09–121,405
CDS Secondary06–129
Central High09–12283
Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Acad of Scientific Explr (ASE)09–12450
Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Arts/Theatre/Entertain Mag09–12324
Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Soc Just Humanitas Acad09–12439
Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad09–12390
Chatsworth Charter HighCharter09–121,696
Cheviot Hills Continuation09–1260
Communication and Tech at Diego Rivera Lrng Complex09–12510
Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community09–12503
Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice09–12393
Contreras Lrng Center-Los Angeles Sch of Global Studies09–12327
Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet09–12515
Dan M. Issacs Avalon High09–1251
Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet09–12224
Diane S. Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center11–12157
Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy09–12559
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day09–1232
Downtown Business High09–12861
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High09–121,092
Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy09–12449
E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #209–12395
Eagle Rock High07–122,069
Eagle Tree Continuation09–1230
Early College Academy-LA Trade Tech College09–12231
East Valley Senior High09–12545
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center09–121,112
Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)09–1240
Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #309–12378
Ernest P. Willenberg Special Education Center12–12149
Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet09–12342
Evergreen Continuation09–1263
Fairfax Senior High09–121,632
Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High09–12907
Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High09–121,555
Frida Kahlo High09–1297
Gardena Senior High09–121,560
George S. Patton Continuation09–1247
George Washington Preparatory High09–12744
Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM06–12758
Grover Cleveland Charter HighCharter09–122,781
Harold McAlister High (Opportunity)06–1288
Harris Newmark Continuation09–1257
Helen Bernstein High09–12692
Henry David Thoreau Continuation09–1270
Highland Park Continuation09–1262
Hilda L. Solis Lrng Acad Sch of Tech Business and Ed09–12218
Hollywood Senior High09–121,107
Horace Mann UCLA Community06–12516
Humanitas Acad of Art and Tech at Esteban E. Torres High #409–12417
Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles09–12366
Huntington Park Senior High09–121,465
Independence Continuation09–12101
International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex06–12928
Jack London Community Day07–1232
Jack London Continuation09–1270
James A. Garfield Senior High09–122,247
James J. McBride Special Education Center06–12144
James Monroe High09–121,960
Jane Addams Continuation09–12115
Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center12–12160
John C. Fremont Senior High09–122,027
John F. Kennedy High09–122,220
John H. Francis Polytechnic09–122,232
John Hope Continuation09–1261
John Marshall Senior High09–121,950
John R. Wooden High09–1289
Jordan High09–12797
Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Prep and Transition Center11–12275
King/Drew Medical Magnet High09–121,343
Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med09–12711
Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy09–12617
Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice09–12617
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies06–121,388
Los Angeles High School of the Arts09–12437
Los Angeles Senior High09–121,043
Manual Arts Senior High09–121,026
Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High09–12525
Maywood Academy High09–121,044
Maywood Center for Enriched Studies06–121,145
Mervyn M. Dymally High09–12751
Metropolitan Continuation09–1250
Middle College High09–12365
Mission Continuation09–1290
Moneta Continuation09–1230
Monterey Continuation09–1241
Mt. Lukens Continuation09–1227
Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High09–121,731
Nava College Preparatory Academy09–12602
North Hollywood Senior High09–122,489
Northridge Academy High09–12900
Odyssey Continuation09–1268
Orthopaedic Hospital09–12669
Owensmouth Continuation09–1274
Panorama High09–121,433
Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex09–12509
Phineas Banning Senior High09–122,486
Phoenix Continuation09–1259
Public Service Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex09–12507
Pueblo de Los Angeles Continuation09–1256
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts09–121,171
Ramona Opportunity High07–1219
Rancho Dominguez Preparatory06–12712
Reseda Charter HighCharter09–121,403
Richard A. Alonzo Community Day07–1259
Robert Fulton College Preparatory06–121,244
Robert H. Lewis Continuation09–1274
San Antonio Continuation09–1287
San Fernando Senior High09–121,745
San Pedro Senior High09–122,582
Santee Education Complex09–121,753
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities09–12489
School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex09–12404
Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High Sch Complex09–12543
Science Academy STEM Magnet06–12467
Simon Rodia Continuation09–1288
Soc Just Leadership Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #509–12183
Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet06–12513
South East High09–122,057
South Gate Senior High09–121,831
STEM Academy at Bernstein High09–12588
Stoney Point Continuation09–12107
Sun Valley Magnet06–121,245
Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High09–12802
Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering Magnet09–12213
Sylmar Charter HighCharter09–121,506
Taft Charter HighCharter09–122,147
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High09–121,528
Thomas Jefferson Senior High09–12699
Thomas Riley High07–1211
Tri-C Community Day07–12196
Ulysses S. Grant Senior High09–121,783
University High School CharterCharter09–121,338
University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy09–12180
University Pathways Public Service Academy09–12266
Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences09–12868
Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies06–12293
Van Nuys Senior High09–122,323
Venice Senior High09–122,107
Verdugo Hills Senior High09–121,195
View Park Continuation09–1229
Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex09–12440
WESM Health/Sports Medicine09–12686
West Adams Preparatory High09–121,080
Whitman Continuation09–1262
Whitney Young Continuation09–1242
Will Rogers Continuation09–12136
William J. Johnston Community Day07–1267
William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High07–1258
Woodrow Wilson Senior High09–121,406
Youth Opportunities Unlimited09–1242
Zane Grey Continuation09–1273
District Finances
Per-Pupil Expenditure$25,983+81% nat'l avg
National avg $14,347
Revenue Sources
54%
26%
State
54.5%
Local (property tax)
26.4%
Federal
19.2%

Funding is shared between state (54%) and local sources (26%), with notable federal support (19%).

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey. District-level data.
District Snapshot
778
Schools
419,559
Students
82%
Free Lunch
$26K
Per-Pupil
Graduation Rate84.6%
Opportunity Score44/100
StateCalifornia →
School Rankings
Strengths & Considerations
High per-student investment
Spends $25,983 per pupil — 81% above the national average of $14,347.
Range of school options
With 778 schools including 51 charter schools, families have meaningful choice across programs and grade levels.
High economic need in community
82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — above the national rate of 52.2% — reflecting broader economic challenges.
Location
Frequently Asked Questions
How many schools are in Los Angeles Unified?
Los Angeles Unified has 778 public schools, serving a total of 419,559 students.
What is the graduation rate for Los Angeles Unified?
The graduation rate is 84.6%, which is below the national average of 86.5%.
How much does Los Angeles Unified spend per student?
Los Angeles Unified spends $25,983 per pupil — 81% above the national average of $14,347.
What percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in Los Angeles Unified?
82% of students in Los Angeles Unified qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the national rate of 52.2%.
Are there charter schools in Los Angeles Unified?
Yes — 51 of the 778 schools in Los Angeles Unified are charter schools.
What grade levels does Los Angeles Unified serve?
Los Angeles Unified serves grades KG through 12, covering elementary, middle, and high school levels.
What is the opportunity score for Los Angeles Unified?
The median opportunity score across schools in Los Angeles Unified is 44/100. The national median is 50/100. Opportunity scores reflect long-term economic mobility prospects for children who grow up in these communities.
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.