Best High Schools in Los Angeles, CA (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

108

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked high school in Los Angeles, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Los Angeles, CA rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Los Angeles, CA high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Renaissance Arts Academy (Charter, K-12)	Los Angeles	Renaissance Arts Academy District	89%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	454
#2	A+	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr Michelle King Sch Stem	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	73%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	758
#3	A+	Middle College High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	73%	73%	Exceeds Expectations	365
#4	A	Alliance Leichtman Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Leichtman-Levine FAM Foundation Env Sci High DIST	64%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	339
#5	A	Alliance Dr Olga Mohan High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District	59%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	466
#6	A	Alliance Ted K Tajima High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District	57%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	477
#7	A	New West Charter (Charter)	Los Angeles	New West Charter District	57%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	997
#8	A	Alliance Marc And Eva Stern Math And Science (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science District	55%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	570
#9	A	Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Patti And Peter Neuwirth Leadership Acad DIST	55%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	614
#10	A-	Early College Academy La Trade Tech College	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	52%	66%	Meets Expectations	231
#11	A-	Ednovate Usc Hybrid High College Prep (Charter)	Los Angeles	Ednovate - USC Hybrid High College Prep District	52%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	520
#12	A-	Venice Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	52%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	2,107
#13	A-	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High District	51%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	608
#14	A-	Eagle Rock High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	51%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	2,069
#15	A-	Ednovate Esperanza College Prep East (Charter)	Los Angeles	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District	50%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	494
#16	A-	Hollywood Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	48%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	1,107
#17	A-	John Marshall Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	48%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,950
#18	A-	Alliance Susan And Eric Smidt Technology High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High District	47%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	307
#19	B+	Wish Academy High (Charter)	Los Angeles	WISH Academy High District	47%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	276
#20	B+	Abraham Lincoln Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	46%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,028
#21	B+	Alliance Morgan Mckinzie High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District	44%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	462
#22	B+	Ednovate Brio College Prep (Charter)	Los Angeles	Ednovate - Brio College Prep District	44%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	484
#23	B+	Animo Pat Brown (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Pat Brown District	43%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	605
#24	B+	Central City Value (Charter)	Los Angeles	Central City Value District	43%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	481
#25	B+	School Of Business And Tourism At Contreras Learning Complex	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	42%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	404
#26	B+	Rise Kohyang High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Rise Kohyang High District	41%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	473
#27	B+	Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep Of N America (Charter, K-12)	Los Angeles	Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America DIST	39%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	261
#28	B	Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District	41%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	572
#29	B	Alliance Gertz Ressler Richard Merkin 6 12 Complex (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District	40%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	998
#30	B	Math And Science College Preparatory (Charter)	Los Angeles	Math and Science College Preparatory District	40%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	539
#31	B	School For The Visual Arts And Humanities	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	40%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	489
#32	B	Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	40%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,406
#33	B	Animo Jackie Robinson High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Jackie Robinson High District	39%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	604
#34	B	Ednovate East College Prep (Charter)	Los Angeles	Ednovate - East College Prep District	39%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	350
#35	B	Catch Prep Charter High Inc (Charter)	Los Angeles	CATCH Prep Charter High Inc. District	38%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	147
#36	B	James A Garfield Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	38%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	2,247
#37	B	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	37%	48%	Meets Expectations	2,259
#38	B	Camino Nuevo High 2 (Charter)	Los Angeles	Camino Nuevo High #2 District	37%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#39	B	Ramon C Cortines School Of Visual And Performing Arts	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	37%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	1,171
#40	B	Stella High Charter Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Stella High Charter Academy District	37%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	521
#41	B	Synergy Quantum Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Synergy Quantum Academy District	37%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	543
#42	B-	Animo South Los Angeles Charter (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo South Los Angeles Charter District	36%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	617
#43	B-	University High School Charter (Charter)	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	36%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	1,338
#44	B-	University Preparatory Value High (Charter)	Los Angeles	University Preparatory Value High District	36%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	485
#45	B-	Fairfax Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	35%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,632
#46	B-	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High District	34%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	622
#47	B-	Communication And Tech At Diego Rivera Lrng Complex	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	34%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	510
#48	B-	Jordan High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	34%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	797
#49	B-	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design Steam Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	33%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	559
#50	B-	Los Angeles Leadership Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Leadership Academy District	33%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	387
#51	B-	Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	32%	39%	Meets Expectations	1,389
#52	B-	Contreras Lrng Center Los Angeles Sch Of Global Studies	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	32%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	327
#53	B-	Magnolia Science Academy 4 (Charter)	Los Angeles	Magnolia Science Academy 4 District	32%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	102
#54	C+	Alliance Ouchi Odonovan 6 12 Complex (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex District	32%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	976
#55	C+	Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High District	31%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	205
#56	C+	Puc Cals Middle School And Early College High (Charter)	Los Angeles	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District	31%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	373
#57	C+	Puc Early College Academy For Leaders And Scholars Ecals (Charter)	Los Angeles	PUC Early College Acad for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS) DIST	31%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	199
#58	C+	Felicitas And Gonzalo Mendez High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	30%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	907
#59	C+	Foshay Learning Center (K-12)	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	30%	36%	Meets Expectations	1,721
#60	C+	Public Service Community At Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	30%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	507
#61	C+	Contreras Learning Center Academic Leadership Community	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	29%	38%	Meets Expectations	503
#62	C+	Ednovate South La College Prep (Charter)	Los Angeles	Ednovate - South LA College Prep District	29%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	327
#63	C+	Edward R Roybal Learning Center	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	29%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,112
#64	C+	Nava College Preparatory Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	29%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	602
#65	C+	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High District	29%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	606
#66	C+	The Seed School Of Los Angeles County (Charter)	Los Angeles		29%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	67
#67	C+	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	28%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	1,528
#68	C	Engr And Tech Acad At Esteban E Torres High 3	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	28%	35%	Meets Expectations	378
#69	C	Alliance Renee And Meyer Luskin Academy High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High District	27%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	502
#70	C	Icef View Park Preparatory High (Charter)	Los Angeles	ICEF View Park Preparatory High District	27%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	375
#71	C	New Designs Charter School Watts (Charter)	Los Angeles	New Designs Charter School-Watts District	27%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	255
#72	C	Thomas Jefferson Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	27%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	699
#73	C	New Designs Charter (Charter)	Los Angeles	New Designs Charter District	26%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	744
#74	C	Wallis Annenberg High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Wallis Annenberg High District	26%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	464
#75	C	E Los Angeles Renaiss Acad At Esteban E Torres High 2	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	25%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	395
#76	C	Santee Education Complex	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	25%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,753
#77	C	Ucla Community K 12 (K-12)	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	24%	30%	Meets Expectations	941
#78	C-	Alliance Cindy And Bill Simon Technology Academy High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Tech Acad High DIST	24%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	507
#79	C-	Los Angeles High School Of The Arts	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	24%	33%	Meets Expectations	437
#80	C-	Collegiate Charter High School Of Los Angeles (Charter)	Los Angeles	Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles District	23%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	162
#81	C-	Mervyn M Dymally High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	23%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	751
#82	C-	Ambassador Global Leadership	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	22%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	548
#83	C-	Augustus Hawkins High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	22%	29%	Meets Expectations	1,179
#84	C-	Humanitas Acad Of Art And Tech At Esteban E Torres High 4	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	21%	31%	Meets Expectations	417
#85	C-	New Open World Academy K 12 (K-12)	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	21%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	968
#86	C-	Teach Tech Charter High (Charter)	Los Angeles	TEACH Tech Charter High District	21%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	410
#87	C-	University Pathways Public Service Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	21%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	266
#88	C-	John C Fremont Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	20%	29%	Meets Expectations	2,027
#89	C-	Performing Arts Community At Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	20%	29%	Meets Expectations	509
#90	D+	West Adams Preparatory High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	20%	27%	Meets Expectations	1,080
#91	D+	Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Acad DIST	19%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	497
#92	D+	Belmont Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	19%	33%	Meets Expectations	599
#93	D+	Los Angeles Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	19%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,043
#94	D+	Manual Arts Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	19%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	1,026
#95	D+	Russell Westbrook Why Not High (Charter)	Los Angeles	Russell Westbrook Why Not? High District	19%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	224
#96	D+	Contreras Learning Center School Of Social Justice	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	18%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	393
#97	D+	Dr Maya Angelou Community High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	18%	25%	Meets Expectations	1,092
#98	D+	Horace Mann Ucla Community	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	18%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	516
#99	D+	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District	17%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	1,256
#100	D+	Animo Compton Charter (Charter)	Los Angeles	Animo Compton Charter District	17%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	319
#101	D+	Boys Academic Leadership Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	17%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	86
#102	D+	New Village Girls Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	New Village Girls Academy District	17%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	79
#103	D+	George Washington Preparatory High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	16%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	744
#104	D+	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	15%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	802
#105	D	Los Angeles Academy Of Arts And Enterprise (Charter)	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise District	8%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	265
#106	D	Matrix For Success Academy (Charter)	Los Angeles	Matrix for Success Academy District	8%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	170
#107	D-	Youthbuild Charter School Of California (Charter)	Los Angeles	YouthBuild Charter School of California District	6%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	667
#108	F	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Unified	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	397

How Los Angeles, CA's high schools compare

A: 18B: 35C: 36D: 18F: 1

49% of the 108 ranked high schools in Los Angeles, CA earn an A or B (18 A grades, 35 B, 36 C, 18 D, 1 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 101 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (94% here, 74% nationally), and 85 exceed it. On average 33% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 31% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Renaissance Arts Academy (89% against 33%, A+), Alliance Leichtman Levine Family Foundation Env Sci High (64% against 36%, A), Alliance Dr Olga Mohan High (59% against 31%, A), Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep Of N America (39% against 17%, B+), Ednovate Esperanza College Prep East (50% against 29%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 27): Los Angeles Unified (9).

The largest ranked high schools: Alexander Hamilton Senior High (2,259 students, B, #37), James A Garfield Senior High (2,247 students, B, #36), Venice Senior High (2,107 students, A-, #12).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 16 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Los Angeles, CA that are not ranked

54 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (39)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

B- Boyle Heights Sci Tech Engr And Math Magnet, Los Angeles
F Cds Secondary, Los Angeles
D Central High, Los Angeles
F Cheviot Hills Continuation, Los Angeles
D+ City Of Angels, Los Angeles
B- Computer Science Virtual Academy, Los Angeles
C- Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math And Med Magnet, Los Angeles
A+ Downtown Business High, Los Angeles
D+ Ellington Duke High Continuation, Los Angeles
C Esteban Torres East La Performing Arts Magnet, Los Angeles
A- Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High, Los Angeles
F Frida Kahlo High, Los Angeles
D Harris Newmark Continuation, Los Angeles
F Highland Park Continuation, Los Angeles
A+ Iovine And Young Center, Los Angeles
F John Hope Continuation, Los Angeles
A- Kingdrew Medical Magnet High, Los Angeles
A La County High School For The Arts, Los Angeles
B- Leadership & Public Service Virtual Academy, Los Angeles
A Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies, Los Angeles
F Marlton, Los Angeles
A Math Science And Technology Magnet Academy At Roosevelt High, Los Angeles
D Metropolitan Continuation, Los Angeles
D- Monterey Continuation, Los Angeles
A Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles
D- Phoenix Continuation, Los Angeles
D Pueblo De Los Angeles Continuation, Los Angeles
F Richard A Alonzo Community Day, Los Angeles
B Soc Just Leadership Acad At Esteban E Torres High 5, Los Angeles
B- Sotomayor Arts And Sciences Magnet, Los Angeles
B+ Thirty Second Street Usc Performing Arts, Los Angeles
D Tri C Community Day, Los Angeles
C+ University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy, Los Angeles
B- View Park Continuation, Los Angeles
B+ Virtual Academy Steam, Los Angeles
D+ Wesm Healthsports Medicine, Los Angeles
C- Whitman Continuation, Los Angeles
C Whitney Young Continuation, Los Angeles
C- Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Los Angeles

Fully online schools (1)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

C- Siatech Academy South, Los Angeles

Not yet graded (14)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Academy Of Media Arts, Los Angeles
Alfonso B Perez Special Education Center, Los Angeles
Apex Academy, Los Angeles
Benjamin Banneker Career And Transition Center, Los Angeles
Boyle Heights Continuation, Los Angeles
Central Juvenile Hall, Los Angeles
Dorothy V Johnson Community Day, Los Angeles
Harold Mcalister High Opportunity, Los Angeles
Hilda L Solis Lrng Acad Sch Of Tech Business And Ed, Los Angeles
James J Mcbride Special Education Center, Los Angeles
Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Prep And Transition Center, Los Angeles
Los Angeles College Prep Academy, Los Angeles
Ramona Opportunity High, Los Angeles
Thomas Riley High, Los Angeles

About this ranking

Scope: public high schools in Los Angeles, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Los Angeles, CA

What is the best high school in Los Angeles, CA?

Renaissance Arts Academy in Los Angeles ranks first among the 108 ranked high schools in Los Angeles, CA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 89% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33%.

How are high schools in Los Angeles, CA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Los Angeles, CA have?

SchoolGrade grades 162 public high schools in Los Angeles, CA; 108 are ranked here and 54 are listed as not ranked.