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West Adams Preparatory High High School
1500 West Washington Blvd Los Angeles CA, 90007, Los Angeles County Phone: 323-373-2500 Ranking:  (1,233 out of 1,403, bottom 12%)*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: | 87 | 100 | 109 | NA | NA | 113 | 103 | 99 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,695 | 2,068 | 2,351 | 2,491 | 2,618 | 2,663 | 2,161 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 501 | 29.6% | 701 | 33.9% | 628 | 26.7% | NA | NA | 848 | 32.4% | 941 | 35.3% | 1,345 | 62.2% |
| Grade 10: | 484 | 28.6% | 497 | 24.0% | 558 | 23.7% | NA | NA | 674 | 25.7% | 916 | 34.4% | 525 | 24.3% |
| Grade 11: | 384 | 22.7% | 425 | 20.6% | 582 | 24.8% | NA | NA | 717 | 27.4% | 450 | 16.9% | 291 | 13.5% |
| Grade 12: | 326 | 19.2% | 445 | 21.5% | 583 | 24.8% | NA | NA | 378 | 14.4% | 356 | 13.4% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 939 | 55.4% | 1,111 | 53.7% | 1,244 | 52.9% | NA | NA | 1,394 | 53.2% | 1,399 | 52.5% | 1,110 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 756 | 44.6% | 957 | 46.3% | 1,107 | 47.1% | NA | NA | 1,224 | 46.8% | 1,264 | 47.5% | 1,047 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 13 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.7% | 19 | 0.8% | NA | NA | 18 | 0.7% | 31 | 1.2% | 24 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 1,569 | 92.6% | 1,907 | 92.2% | 2,111 | 89.8% | NA | NA | 2,314 | 88.4% | 2,312 | 86.8% | 1,876 | 86.8% |
| Black: | 105 | 6.2% | 141 | 6.8% | 210 | 8.9% | NA | NA | 267 | 10.2% | 282 | 10.6% | 251 | 11.6% |
| White: | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 10 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 4 | 0.2% | 21 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,478 | 87.2% | 858 | 41.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2,341 | 89.4% | 2,352 | 88.3% | 1,561 | 72.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 5.0% | 6 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 132 | 5.0% | 120 | 4.5% | 105 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.52 | 20.68 | 21.57 | NA | NA | 23.27 | 21.20 | 21.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAHSEE | ||||||
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 70% | 79% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 71.0% | 79.0% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 73.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 75.0% | 82.0% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 76.0% | 83.0% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 70.0% | 80.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 72.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 75.0% | 83.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 77.0% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 78.0% | 84.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 26.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 55.0% | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 50.0% | 51.0% | 61.0% |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265 | 280.3 | 290.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.1 | 281.1 | 292.4 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.7 | 283.2 | 292.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.6 | 286.5 | 294.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.1 | 302.8 | 339.6 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.1 | 302.8 | 343.1 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 303.4 | 343.8 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.7 | 297.9 | 335.6 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.1 | 325 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 329.7 | 340.1 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 334.2 | 342.7 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.4 | 335.3 | 341.4 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.7 | 305.3 | 347.1 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 309.2 | 349.6 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.1 | 308.9 | 351.5 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.8 | 314.3 | 350.6 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.4 | 318.3 | 321.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.7 | 325.4 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 330.4 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 332.9 | 348.4 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.5 | 339.8 | 352.4 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256 | 274.2 | 296.7 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.9 | 273.9 | 298.5 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.3 | 278.1 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.5 | 283.1 | 296.9 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 327.5 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 332.1 | 353.1 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 336.1 | 357.3 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 340.6 | 360.4 |
| 2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.3 | 352.4 | 397.4 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.4 | 361.3 | 398.5 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.6 | 367.2 | 400.4 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.3 | 371.2 | 399.2 |
| 2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.5 | 315.8 | 338.5 |
| 2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.3 | 321.7 | 343.5 |
| 2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.2 | 327.2 | 347 |
| 2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.0 | 329.5 | 347.9 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.3 | 277.1 | 282.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.2 | 279.4 | 285.2 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.9 | 280.1 | 284.9 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.7 | 281.7 | 287.4 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 242.6 | 268.2 | 294.1 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 248.9 | 271.4 | 296.7 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.3 | 274.4 | 299.7 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.7 | 273.3 | 294.6 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 324.8 | 348.4 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 332.4 | 353.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.5 | 339.5 | 357.2 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 342.8 | 357.9 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.3 | 303.7 | 326.9 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.2 | 308.2 | 330 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.4 | 311.3 | 332.5 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.8 | 316.3 | 334.4 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.2 | 329.7 | 324.6 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.6 | 331 | 329.1 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 323.6 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.1 | 330 | 341.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 335 | 344.7 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.3 | 334.6 | 344.8 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 264.2 | 279.7 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 247.3 | 264.2 | 281 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.7 | 267.3 | 281.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.2 | 273.6 | 280.3 |
| 2010 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.4 | 321.2 | 353.3 |
| 2011 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.1 | 328.6 | 358.7 |
| 2012 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 328.9 | 359.8 |
| 2013 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.6 | 333.1 | 361.5 |
| 2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.9 | 315.6 | 351.6 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.4 | 317.1 | 351.3 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.9 | 318.8 | 354.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.0 | 322.0 | 351.5 |
| 2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.6 | 321.8 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 328.4 | 344.7 |
| 2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 332.9 | 346.9 |
| 2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.2 | 334.1 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.5 | 278.1 | 279.1 |
| 2011 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 281.5 | 283.2 |
| 2012 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 280.2 | 285.4 |
| 2013 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 291.2 | 288.6 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.8 | 286.5 | 307.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.1 | 290 | 309.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.9 | 293.3 | 311.6 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.0 | 297.8 | 313.2 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.3 | 340.7 | 392.8 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 345.7 | 396.1 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.5 | 337.7 | 395.9 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.8 | 333.5 | 384.1 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.8 | 321.4 | 358.9 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 324.6 | 363.5 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.6 | 328.3 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.0 | 327.6 | 363.9 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267.5 | 292.9 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267 | 295.7 | 348.9 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.3 | 296.7 | 344.9 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 328.1 | 353.7 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.2 | 331 | 357.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310.4 | 335.9 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.0 | 341.3 | 363.9 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.3 | 292 | 298.9 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.5 | 296.3 | 300.1 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257.3 | 304.9 | 347.9 |
| 2011 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 260.9 | 305.8 | 349 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.5 | 308 | 349.2 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.1 | 304.7 | 345.3 |
| 2010 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.6 | 292.1 | 340 |
| 2011 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.1 | 295.6 | 347.3 |
| 2012 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 299.8 | 351.4 |
| 2013 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.9 | 304.2 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.5 | 305.7 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.9 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.3 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.5 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.4 | 290.1 | 324 |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 266.5 | 293.8 | 328.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 264.8 | 297.5 | 331.2 |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.8 | 296.2 | 325.2 |
| 2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.6 | 323.3 | 347.2 |
| 2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 327.3 | 351.7 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 331.4 | 354.9 |
| 2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.7 | 331.7 | 354.0 |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 271.8 | 304 | 336.7 |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 282.6 | 308.3 | 339.7 |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 286.5 | 309.3 | 342.2 |
| 2013 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.1 | 313.9 | 342.9 |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.6 | 317.7 | 327.7 |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 319.9 | 330.9 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 265.3 | 303.9 | 314.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 271.5 | 310.1 | 318 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 253.8 | 289.1 | 317.2 |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 263.1 | 291.5 | 320.3 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.1 | 298 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.6 | 299.6 | 320.8 |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 279.2 | 318.5 | 349.1 |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.4 | 326.2 | 354.3 |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 326.7 | 355.2 |
| 2013 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.0 | 327.2 | 355.5 |
| 2010 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 276.3 | 322.6 | 359.2 |
| 2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.7 | 325.5 | 359.3 |
| 2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 328.3 | 362.6 |
| 2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 321.1 | 331.7 | 360.2 |
| 2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 310.4 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.2 | 315 | 342 |
| 2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.1 | 319.9 | 345.7 |
| 2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 310.0 | 323.0 | 346.7 |
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* West Adams Preparatory High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.