Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Summary:

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory is a public high school located in Long Beach, California, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 712 students. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of California high schools, with a statewide ranking between 819 and 1,946 over the past several years. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. Key areas of concern include declining graduation rates, increasing dropout rates, and high chronic absenteeism, all of which are significantly worse than the state average and the performance of nearby schools like Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High and Carson Senior High.

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Assessment (CAST), also lags behind state and district averages, particularly for certain student subgroups such as African American and English Language Learner students. These disparities suggest that the school may need to implement more targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by its high-needs population, which includes 82.02% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 4110 Santa Fe Ave.
       Long Beach, CA  90810-1439


(310) 847-6400

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1190th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,576 Help


Feeder schools for Rancho Dominguez Preparatory:

Elementary:    Annalee Avenue Elementary
    Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts Magnet
    Del Amo Elementary
    Dominguez Elementary
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Middle:    Andrew Carnegie Middle
    Glenn Hammond Curtiss Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.9 Help
Number of students:  707

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.2%
African American:
22.1%
Asian:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Rancho Dominguez Preparatory ranks worse than 53.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details Rancho Dominguez Preparatory ranks worse than 51.2% of high schools in California. It also ranks 63rd among 158 ranked high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.95. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65.2%), African American (22.1%), Asian (5.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory is 17.9. 91 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Rancho Dominguez Preparatory employs 39.3 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory is $11,576. 98 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rancho Dominguez Preparatory:

SchoolDigger ranks Rancho Dominguez Preparatory 1491st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Rancho Dominguez Preparatory in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Rancho Dominguez Preparatory 1190th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Rancho Dominguez Preparatory in the ranking list.)

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Los Angeles Unified:

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


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Rank History for Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

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Rank History for all middle school students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2013 15.79 2110th 2379 11.3%
2015 31.16 1599th 2477 35.4%
2016 25.29 1823rd 2497 27.0%
2017 20.95 1996th 2508 20.4%
2018 21.34 1952nd 2480 21.3%
2019 22.55 2079th 2715 23.4%
2022 41.27 1425th 2740 48.0%
2023 34.99 1631st 2802 41.8%
2024 39.20 1491st 2777 46.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.03 1694th 2230 24.0%
2019 28.91 1733rd 2369 26.8%
2022 52.76 931st 2458 62.1%
2023 40.15 1330th 2549 47.8%
2024 47.93 1107th 2575 57.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.55 1758th 2262 22.3%
2019 25.76 1766th 2380 25.8%
2022 43.83 1228th 2509 51.1%
2023 33.97 1515th 2547 40.5%
2024 43.40 1237th 2546 51.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.09 1867th 2273 17.9%
2019 18.46 2044th 2407 15.1%
2022 38.80 1382nd 2527 45.3%
2023 35.50 1484th 2558 42.0%
2024 36.01 1465th 2547 42.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.11 1583rd 2072 23.6%
2019 30.81 1516th 2213 31.5%
2022 54.36 872nd 2359 63.0%
2023 37.81 1343rd 2391 43.8%
2024 45.50 1113th 2383 53.3%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

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Rank History for all high school students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2013 29.52 1343rd 2426 44.6%
2015 43.35 1106th 1994 44.5%
2016 33.73 1300th 2039 36.2%
2017 51.14 996th 2021 50.7%
2018 45.60 1108th 2017 45.1%
2019 31.05 1408th 2133 34.0%
2021 36.39 819th 1290 36.5%
2022 32.30 1373rd 2123 35.3%
2023 29.94 1417th 2348 39.7%
2024 37.95 1190th 2323 48.8%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.38 1182nd 1323 10.7%
2024 35.21 618th 1350 54.2%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 43.11 629th 1547 59.3%
2024 34.07 859th 1534 44.0%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.77 917th 1862 50.8%
2019 46.71 1016th 1937 47.5%
2021 38.80 718th 1126 36.2%
2022 38.16 1170th 1943 39.8%
2023 31.28 1386th 2247 38.3%
2024 41.05 1112th 2235 50.2%
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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.60 316th 417 24.2%
2024 18.13 385th 451 14.6%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.15 1200th 1760 31.8%
2019 27.59 1316th 1833 28.2%
2021 42.21 597th 1054 43.4%
2022 29.77 1281st 1858 31.1%
2023 33.40 1264th 2118 40.3%
2024 41.30 1046th 2098 50.1%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.73 970th 1052 7.8%
2019 28.28 806th 1117 27.8%
2021 16.51 535th 555 3.6%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.19 890th 1834 51.5%
2019 46.62 940th 1880 50.0%
2021 25.02 854th 1122 23.9%
2022 31.59 1259th 1916 34.3%
2023 25.41 1460th 2207 33.8%
2024 33.36 1232nd 2172 43.3%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.48 345th 582 40.7%
2019 32.89 379th 592 36.0%
2022 25.03 404th 522 22.6%
2023 31.86 460th 720 36.1%
2024 33.16 461st 721 36.1%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.18 771st 1742 55.7%
2019 47.82 937th 1814 48.3%
2022 44.21 980th 1861 47.3%
2023 30.69 1357th 2142 36.6%
2024 46.90 911th 2125 57.1%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2012 29 282 69 688 6 30 0 0 1104
2013 22 343 79 744 6 38 1 0 1233
2014 24 363 82 727 8 35 0 0 1239
2015 25 306 75 665 6 30 8 0 1115
2016 22 237 66 607 4 26 13 0 975
2017 22 227 64 570 4 27 7 0 921
2018 18 172 57 567 2 18 8 0 842
2019 22 170 53 544 3 21 0 0 813
2020 22 146 40 538 2 19 10 0 777
2021 17 151 42 505 1 17 9 0 742
2022 16 122 43 506 0 15 8 0 710
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 712 712
2024 16 156 42 461 0 14 18 0 707

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 Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2012 1104 48.5 22.7 n/a
2013 1233 49.8 24.7 63.5
2014 1239 48.3 25.6 76.9
2015 1115 48.0 23.2 67.8
2016 975 43.0 22.6 78.9
2017 921 38.5 23.9 84.6
2018 842 39.8 21.1 83
2019 813 38.3 21.2 79.1
2020 777 n/a n/a 78.5
2021 742 35.3 20.9 74.3
2022 710 35.8 19.8 73
2023 712 39.9 17.8 82
2024 707 39.3 17.9 90.1

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 Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2012 1104 48.5 22.7 n/a
2013 1233 49.8 24.7 63.5
2014 1239 48.3 25.6 76.9
2015 1115 48.0 23.2 67.8
2016 975 43.0 22.6 78.9
2017 921 38.5 23.9 84.6
2018 842 39.8 21.1 83
2019 813 38.3 21.2 79.1
2020 777 n/a n/a 78.5
2021 742 35.3 20.9 74.3
2022 710 35.8 19.8 73
2023 712 39.9 17.8 82
2024 707 39.3 17.9 90.1

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $11,576

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rancho Dominguez Preparatory

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2079th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1631st of 2802 Middle schools
 18.4%
Ranks 1408th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1417th of 2348 High schools
 5.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)38.448.2
 9.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)41.238.6
 2.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)31.544.6
 13.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)32.528.1
 4.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)31.330.7
 0.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)43.740.8
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)17.226
 8.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)30.527.5
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)36.522.2
 14.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)41.138.9
 2.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)12.21.8
 10.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)29.223.7
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)10.712.7
 2.1%
   8th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)23.120.9
 2.2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)51.441.6
 9.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)51.748.9
 2.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)24.613.2
 11.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)25.320
 5.4%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)11.19.4
 1.7%
   11th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)22.121.6
 0.4%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Rancho Dominguez Preparatory)08.5
 8.5%
   12th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)8.216.6
 8.5%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students813712
 12.4%
African American1700
 100%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian530
 100%
Hispanic5440
 100%
Pacific Islander210
 100%
White220
 100%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.1%82%
 2.9%


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Rancho Dominguez Preparatory ranks 1190th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 707 students attended Rancho Dominguez Preparatory.

Students at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory are 65% Hispanic, 22% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Pacific Islander.


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