Is UCLA Community K-12 a good school?

UCLA Community K-12 ranks in the bottom 14.6% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend UCLA Community K-12?

In the 2023-24 school year, 911 students attended UCLA Community K-12.

What is the racial makeup of UCLA Community K-12?

Students at UCLA Community K-12 are 85% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American.

UCLA Community K-12

Summary:

UCLA Community K-12 is an alternative public school serving 941 students in grades K-12 in Los Angeles, California, which is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. While the district is ranked 871 out of 1,568 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, UCLA Community K-12 stands out with its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 83.1% in 2019-2020 to 93.2% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the district-wide 4-year graduation rate of around 50%. Additionally, the school's dropout rates have decreased over the years, from 10.5% in 2018-2019 to just 1.9% in 2022-2023, much lower than the district-wide dropout rate of around 20%.

However, the school has seen a rise in chronic absenteeism, from 10.2% in 2017-2018 to 37.7% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of around 25%. Additionally, the school's test scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, CAST, and CSA Spanish exams are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 50% of 11th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 49.56% for the district and 55.73% for the state.

When compared to other nearby alternative schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as City of Angels, Renaissance Arts Academy, and Computer Science Virtual Academy, UCLA Community K-12 generally performs better in terms of graduation rates and dropout rates, but lags behind in test scores. This is likely due to the school's high-need student population, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as the relatively high student-teacher ratio ranging from 18.4 to 20.9 over the past few years.

Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

700 South Mariposa Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90005-2001

(213) 480-3750

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5007^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,362

Student/teacher ratio: 18.2

Number of students: 911

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

Asian:

9.8%

White:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details UCLA Community K-12 ranks worse than 85.4% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.18. (See more...)

Compare Details UCLA Community K-12 ranks worse than 75.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.9. (See more...)

Compare Details UCLA Community K-12 ranks worse than 56.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.02. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at UCLA Community K-12 who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.5%), Asian (9.8%), African American (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at UCLA Community K-12 is 18.2. 6 alternative schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare UCLA Community K-12 employs 49.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at UCLA Community K-12 is $9,362. 10 alternative schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

UCLA Community K-12:

SchoolDigger ranks UCLA Community K-12 5007^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See UCLA Community K-12 in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks UCLA Community K-12 2086^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See UCLA Community K-12 in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks UCLA Community K-12 1311^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See UCLA Community K-12 in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for UCLA Community K-12

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Rank History for all elementary school students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2011	23.26	4448^th	5377	17.3%
2012	22.43	4483^rd	5390	16.8%
2013	17.46	4894^th	5530	11.5%
2015	25.01	4128^th	5611	26.4%
2016	28.13	3917^th	5614	30.2%
2017	25.74	4189^th	5692	26.4%
2018	22.73	4454^th	5662	21.3%
2019	21.62	4658^th	5789	19.5%
2022	17.91	5062^nd	5883	14.0%
2023	18.16	5029^th	5874	14.4%
2024	18.18	5007^th	5862	14.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.24	2908^th	3246	10.4%
2019	27.39	2680^th	3275	18.2%
2022	21.89	3113^th	3311	6.0%
2023	23.15	2991^st	3250	8.0%
2024	36.42	2076^th	3160	34.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.42	3735^th	5084	26.5%
2019	33.56	3596^th	5173	30.5%
2022	22.11	4494^th	5264	14.6%
2023	20.54	4668^th	5374	13.1%
2024	25.02	4377^th	5511	20.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.15	4521^st	5413	16.5%
2019	23.54	4335^th	5492	21.1%
2022	19.03	4807^th	5635	14.7%
2023	17.07	4961^st	5617	11.7%
2024	21.39	4566^th	5605	18.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.67	2063^rd	2227	7.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.55	3978^th	5431	26.8%
2019	20.23	4643^rd	5510	15.7%
2022	18.27	4905^th	5663	13.4%
2023	20.65	4654^th	5650	17.6%
2024	16.24	5053^rd	5636	10.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.54	3790^th	4830	21.5%
2019	24.15	4096^th	4963	17.5%
2022	17.88	4643^rd	5084	8.7%
2023	21.17	4402^nd	5098	13.7%
2024	22.78	4291^st	5102	15.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2011	31.53	1604^th	2236	28.3%
2012	33.62	1538^th	2259	31.9%
2013	29.41	1726^th	2379	27.4%
2015	34.66	1479^th	2477	40.3%
2016	41.40	1330^th	2497	46.7%
2017	50.93	1077^th	2508	57.1%
2018	47.16	1161^st	2480	53.2%
2019	32.06	1711^th	2715	37.0%
2022	18.87	2272^nd	2740	17.1%
2023	23.42	2128^th	2802	24.1%
2024	23.90	2086^th	2777	24.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	21.73	1531^st	1540	0.6%
2023	26.87	1412^th	1529	7.7%
2024	52.40	403^rd	1477	72.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.92	655^th	2230	70.6%
2019	44.93	1186^th	2369	49.9%
2022	25.65	1871^st	2458	23.9%
2023	30.08	1762^nd	2549	30.9%
2024	32.30	1675^th	2575	35.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.12	1084^th	2262	52.1%
2019	26.01	1760^th	2380	26.1%
2022	16.57	2209^th	2509	12.0%
2023	20.92	2057^th	2547	19.2%
2024	21.42	2028^th	2546	20.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.26	1120^th	2273	50.7%
2019	37.92	1372^nd	2407	43.0%
2022	23.08	1936^th	2527	23.4%
2023	26.87	1796^th	2558	29.8%
2024	27.25	1787^th	2547	29.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.05	884^th	2072	57.3%
2019	33.36	1440^th	2213	34.9%
2022	18.51	2073^rd	2359	12.1%
2023	31.44	1586^th	2391	33.7%
2024	31.70	1580^th	2383	33.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2011	22.39	1563^rd	2367	34.0%
2012	24.11	1469^th	2354	37.6%
2013	22.25	1573^rd	2426	35.2%
2015	33.94	1286^th	1994	35.5%
2016	69.45	583^rd	2039	71.4%
2017	61.47	760^th	2021	62.4%
2018	72.12	551^st	2017	72.7%
2019	53.56	892^nd	2133	58.2%
2021	46.85	650^th	1290	49.6%
2022	29.53	1439^th	2123	32.2%
2023	34.59	1287^th	2348	45.2%
2024	34.02	1311^th	2323	43.6%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	30.39	756^th	941	19.7%
2022	26.97	980^th	1044	6.1%
2023	23.14	1198^th	1323	9.4%
2024	39.64	481^st	1350	64.4%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.19	943^rd	1547	39.0%
2024	50.24	501^st	1534	67.3%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.00	257^th	1862	86.2%
2019	58.77	711^th	1937	63.3%
2021	54.07	478^th	1126	57.5%
2022	32.49	1300^th	1943	33.1%
2023	42.65	1071^st	2247	52.3%
2024	42.97	1047^th	2235	53.2%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	8.33	448^th	451	0.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.49	636^th	1760	63.9%
2019	49.57	861^st	1833	53.0%
2021	48.48	530^th	1054	49.7%
2022	25.13	1386^th	1858	25.4%
2023	31.37	1307^th	2118	38.3%
2024	29.95	1353^rd	2098	35.5%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	32.24	716^th	1117	35.9%
2021	23.36	468^th	555	15.7%
2022	19.38	1096^th	1161	5.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.91	470^th	1834	74.4%
2019	52.23	814^th	1880	56.7%
2021	36.97	702^nd	1122	37.4%
2022	29.79	1290^th	1916	32.7%
2023	35.93	1166^th	2207	47.2%
2024	35.78	1165^th	2172	46.4%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.39	301^st	581	48.2%
2019	18.95	485^th	582	16.7%
2023	27.50	548^th	731	25.0%
2024	6.42	672^nd	712	5.6%

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Rank History for high school African American students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	11.01	685^th	721	5.0%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at UCLA Community K-12

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.79	638^th	1742	63.4%
2019	58.39	676^th	1814	62.7%
2022	29.72	1320^th	1861	29.1%
2023	37.30	1187^th	2142	44.6%
2024	39.65	1124^th	2125	47.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for UCLA Community K-12

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2010	1	10	43	267	0	2	2	0	325
2011	6	25	141	624	7	6	5	0	814
2012	4	20	177	763	8	5	1	0	978
2013	7	15	164	781	6	2	1	0	976
2014	9	19	161	811	6	3	0	0	1009
2015	18	19	147	832	7	2	8	0	1033
2016	14	21	165	783	5	3	7	0	998
2017	21	22	154	775	6	0	5	0	983
2018	16	17	151	811	5	0	4	0	1004
2019	16	19	148	799	3	0	0	0	985
2020	11	25	130	825	1	0	2	0	994
2021	15	24	115	820	1	1	1	0	977
2022	14	23	115	795	1	1	8	0	957
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	941	941
2024	21	21	89	770	2	2	6	0	911

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at UCLA Community K-12

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	325	15.0	21.6	96.3
2011	814	n/a	n/a	41.5
2012	978	39.0	25.0	n/a
2013	976	39.0	25.0	44.4
2014	1009	42.2	23.9	79.6
2015	1033	45.0	22.9	88.4
2016	998	46.0	21.6	87.8
2017	983	49.3	19.9	86
2018	1004	49.7	20.2	91
2019	985	49.7	19.8	91
2020	994	n/a	n/a	93.9
2021	977	46.7	20.9	94.6
2022	957	47.2	20.2	94.6
2023	941	51.0	18.4	95.3
2024	911	49.9	18.2	96

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio UCLA Community K-12

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	325	15.0	21.6	96.3
2011	814	n/a	n/a	41.5
2012	978	39.0	25.0	n/a
2013	976	39.0	25.0	44.4
2014	1009	42.2	23.9	79.6
2015	1033	45.0	22.9	88.4
2016	998	46.0	21.6	87.8
2017	983	49.3	19.9	86
2018	1004	49.7	20.2	91
2019	985	49.7	19.8	91
2020	994	n/a	n/a	93.9
2021	977	46.7	20.9	94.6
2022	957	47.2	20.2	94.6
2023	941	51.0	18.4	95.3
2024	911	49.9	18.2	96

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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