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High Technology La High School
17111 Victory Blvd
Van Nuys CA, 91406, Los Angeles County
Phone: 818-609-2640
Ranking: 
(46 out of 1,403, top 3%)*
(46 out of 1,403, top 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 16 | 16 | NA | NA | 15 | 11 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 366 | 354 | 366 | 345 | 320 | 315 | 315 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 121 | 33.1% | 127 | 35.9% | 116 | 31.7% | 109 | 31.6% | 88 | 27.5% | 119 | 37.8% | 97 | 30.8% |
| Grade 10: | 103 | 28.1% | 96 | 27.1% | 92 | 25.1% | 88 | 25.5% | 100 | 31.3% | 70 | 22.2% | 80 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 84 | 23.0% | 64 | 18.1% | 74 | 20.2% | 90 | 26.1% | 62 | 19.4% | 65 | 20.6% | 65 | 20.6% |
| Grade 12: | 58 | 15.8% | 66 | 18.6% | 84 | 23.0% | 58 | 16.8% | 52 | 16.3% | 57 | 18.1% | 73 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 243 | 66.4% | 221 | 62.4% | 225 | 61.5% | 207 | 60.0% | 198 | 61.9% | 195 | 61.9% | 200 | 63.5% |
| Female: | 123 | 33.6% | 133 | 37.6% | 141 | 38.5% | 138 | 40.0% | 122 | 38.1% | 120 | 38.1% | 111 | 35.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 29 | 7.9% | 33 | 9.3% | 35 | 9.6% | 26 | 7.5% | 38 | 11.9% | 32 | 10.2% | 38 | 12.1% |
| Hispanic: | 134 | 36.6% | 116 | 32.8% | 123 | 33.6% | 126 | 36.5% | 118 | 36.9% | 118 | 37.5% | 104 | 33.0% |
| Black: | 9 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.5% | 14 | 4.1% | 9 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.9% | 16 | 5.1% |
| White: | 177 | 48.4% | 183 | 51.7% | 190 | 51.9% | 168 | 48.7% | 147 | 45.9% | 156 | 49.5% | 157 | 49.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 4.4% | 12 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 30.1% | 102 | 28.8% | NA | NA | 145 | 42.0% | 136 | 42.5% | NA | NA | 96 | 30.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 12.6% | 53 | 15.0% | NA | NA | 28 | 8.1% | 38 | 11.9% | NA | NA | 33 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.25 | 21.78 | 22.52 | NA | NA | 21.33 | 24.60 | 18.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAHSEE | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66% | 76% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 97% | 67% | 77% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 97% | 66% | 77% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 70% | 79% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 71.0% | 79.0% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 73.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 75.0% | 82.0% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 76.0% | 83.0% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 99.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 59% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 62% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 61% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 70.0% | 80.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 72.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 75.0% | 83.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 77.0% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 78.0% | 84.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 94.0% | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 97.0% | 51.0% | 61.0% |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2007 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 302.4 | 338.3 |
| 2008 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 299.3 | 342 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.8 | 300.2 | 344 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 305.3 | 347.1 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 309.2 | 349.6 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 308.9 | 351.5 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 314.3 | 350.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.3 | 312.6 | 331.3 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.9 | 318 | 336.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.2 | 320.8 | 338.1 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.4 | 325.4 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.5 | 330.4 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.2 | 332.9 | 348.4 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.3 | 339.8 | 352.4 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.4 | 278.1 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.1 | 283.1 | 296.9 |
| 2007 | Integrated Math 2 | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 347.1 | 314.6 |
| 2008 | Integrated Math 2 | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.2 | 337.1 | 320.6 |
| 2009 | Integrated Math 2 | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.9 | 360 | 327.5 |
| 2010 | Integrated Math 2 | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.1 | 292.8 | 345.2 |
| 2011 | Integrated Math 2 | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 291.1 | 341.5 |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.8 | 308.4 | 328.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 315.9 | 337 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 321.3 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.9 | 327.5 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.7 | 332.1 | 353.1 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 336.1 | 357.3 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.0 | 340.6 | 360.4 |
| 2007 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 301.6 | 323.3 |
| 2008 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.7 | 304.6 | 327.5 |
| 2009 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.6 | 307.7 | 331.5 |
| 2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.2 | 315.8 | 338.5 |
| 2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.9 | 321.7 | 343.5 |
| 2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.9 | 327.2 | 347 |
| 2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.0 | 329.5 | 347.9 |
| 2007 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 263.3 | 288.5 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.9 | 262.7 | 288.2 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.3 | 267.5 | 290.4 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.3 | 268.2 | 294.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 271.4 | 296.7 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.5 | 274.4 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 273.3 | 294.6 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.1 | 317.3 | 335.3 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 317.6 | 337.9 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 318.9 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.5 | 324.8 | 348.4 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.7 | 332.4 | 353.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.2 | 339.5 | 357.2 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.0 | 342.8 | 357.9 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.4 | 315.1 | 327.6 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.5 | 313.1 | 327.4 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.9 | 318.5 | 332.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.3 | 323.6 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.1 | 330 | 341.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.6 | 335 | 344.7 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.5 | 334.6 | 344.8 |
| 2007 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.8 | 315.2 | 329.6 |
| 2008 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.3 | 313.5 | 331.4 |
| 2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.3 | 318.2 | 338.5 |
| 2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.6 | 321.8 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 328.4 | 344.7 |
| 2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398.5 | 332.9 | 346.9 |
| 2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.8 | 334.1 | 348.5 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.7 | 293.3 | 311.6 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.8 | 297.8 | 313.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.6 | 320 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.6 | 323.1 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.8 | 324.8 | 349.7 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.2 | 328.1 | 353.7 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.6 | 331 | 357.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.3 | 335.9 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.2 | 341.3 | 363.9 |
| 2007 | Integrated Math 1 | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 309.1 | 297.9 |
| 2008 | Integrated Math 1 | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 333 | 284.2 |
| 2009 | Integrated Math 1 | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 303 | 317.9 |
| 2010 | Integrated Math 1 | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.1 | 262.1 | 312.2 |
| 2011 | Integrated Math 1 | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.1 | 266.9 | 324.6 |
| 2007 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.7 | 303.6 | 316.6 |
| 2008 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 306.1 | 325.6 |
| 2009 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 308.2 | 332.4 |
| 2010 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 309.7 | 337.4 |
| 2011 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.3 | 314.5 | 342 |
| 2012 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 319.5 | 340.6 |
| 2013 | Physics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.0 | 299.6 | 337.2 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 389.7 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 366.8 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 279.9 | 313.9 |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.9 | 281 | 316.1 |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367.3 | 285.9 | 317.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 371.3 | 290.1 | 324 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 383.9 | 293.8 | 328.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 297.5 | 331.2 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 342.0 | 296.2 | 325.2 |
| 2007 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.1 | 313.6 | 335.6 |
| 2008 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 357.8 | 317 | 340.1 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 318.1 | 343 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 363.8 | 323.3 | 347.2 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397.7 | 327.3 | 351.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 396.2 | 331.4 | 354.9 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 366.1 | 331.7 | 354.0 |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 299.3 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 295.5 | 330.5 |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337.8 | 298.6 | 333 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 304 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 308.3 | 339.7 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 309.3 | 342.2 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346.6 | 313.9 | 342.9 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.4 | 298 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.1 | 299.6 | 320.8 |
| 2007 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 289.7 | 281.6 |
| 2008 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 307.9 | 281.9 |
| 2009 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 289.3 | 289 |
| 2010 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 343.1 | 257 | 291.6 |
| 2011 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 349.1 | 256.2 | 293.5 |
| 2007 | Integrated Math 2 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 327.5 | 312.4 |
| 2008 | Integrated Math 2 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 363.9 | 322.8 | 316.1 |
| 2009 | Integrated Math 2 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 380.9 | 343.1 | 317.9 |
| 2010 | Integrated Math 2 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 388.3 | 285.5 | 321.8 |
| 2011 | Integrated Math 2 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 292 | 322.8 |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 322.7 | 308.4 | 335 |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.9 | 311.2 | 341.1 |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 312.6 | 347.1 |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 318.5 | 349.1 |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 308.9 | 326.2 | 354.3 |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337.1 | 326.7 | 355.2 |
| 2013 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 326.0 | 327.2 | 355.5 |
| 2007 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 373 | 298 | 321.1 |
| 2008 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 300.5 | 324.8 |
| 2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 371.6 | 302.4 | 329 |
| 2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 382.2 | 310.4 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 384.9 | 315 | 342 |
| 2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 379.9 | 319.9 | 345.7 |
| 2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393.0 | 323.0 | 346.7 |
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* High Technology La High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.