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In May 2000, veteran actor Kirk Douglas became the first living person in Los Angeles to have a high school named for him. West Granada High School was renamed Kirk Douglas High School.
School Year 2019-2020
Note: The following schools rank among the 50 largest public high schools in Los Angeles County. Their combined enrollment is 36.4 percent of all public high school enrollment in the county.
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada Hills Charter High | Granada Hills | Los Angeles Unified | 5,252 | Hispanic or Latino (40.9%); White (25.1%); Asian (16.9%); Filipino (9.1%); African American (4.1%); Two+ Races (1.0%); American Indian or Alaska Native (0.4%); Pacific Islander (0.4%); Not Reported (2.0%) |
| Paramount High | Paramount | Paramount Unified | 4,579 | Hispanic or Latino (88.2%); African American (8.0%); Two+ Races (0.9%); White (0.9%); Asian (0.6%); Pacific Islander (0.6%); Filipino (0.5%) |
| Downey High | Downey | Downey Unified | 4,345 | Hispanic or Latino (87.7%); White (4.9%); African American (3.1%); Asian (2.1%); Filipino (1.2%); Two+ Races (0.6%); Pacific Islander (0.4%) |
| Polytechnic High | Long Beach | Long Beach Unified | 4,143 | Hispanic or Latino (50.1%); African American (16.4%); Asian (16.2%); White (8.5%); Filipino (4.2%); Two+ Races (2.3%); Pacific Islander (1.7%); Not Reported (0.5%) |
| Wilson High | Long Beach | Long Beach Unified | 3,872 | Hispanic or Latino (55.2%); White (18.9%); African American (12.7%); Asian (7.7%); Two+ Races (2.3%); Filipino (1.3%); Pacific Islander (0.5%); Not Reported (1.2%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| Warren High | Downey | Downey Unified | 3,682 | Hispanic or Latino (88.6%); White (4.4%); African American (3.6%); Asian (1.7%); Filipino (0.9%); Two+ Races (0.5%) |
| El Camino Real Charter High | Woodland Hills | Los Angeles Unified | 3,623 | White (40.3%); Hispanic or Latino (30.8%); Asian (9.0%); Two+ Races (7.0%); Filipino (5.1%); African American (4.4%); Pacific Islander (0.3%); Not Reported (3.0%) |
| Millikan High | Long Beach | Long Beach Unified | 3,596 | Hispanic or Latino (45.5%); White (31.7%); African American (9.4%); Asian (4.7%); Two+ Races (3.1%); Filipino (3.0%); Pacific Islander (0.9%); Not Reported (1.5%) |
| Lakewood High | Lakewood | Long Beach Unified | 3,391 | Hispanic or Latino (52.3%); African American (19.5%); White (11.6%); Asian (8.0%); Filipino (3.8%); Two+ Races (2.4%); Pacific Islander (2.2%) |
| Birmingham Community Charter High | Lake Balboa | Los Angeles Unified | 3,239 | Hispanic or Latino (85.8%); African American (4.8%); White (4.4%); Filipino (2.1%); Two+ Races (1.6%); Asian (1.0%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| Quartz Hill High | Quartz Hill | Antelope Valley Union High | 3,204 | Hispanic or Latino (43.9%); White (32.7%); African American (10.0%); Two+ Races (8.3%); Asian (3.2%); Filipino (1.7%) |
| Grover Cleveland Charter High | Reseda | Los Angeles Unified | 3,204 | Hispanic or Latino (61.4%); White (16.3%); Asian (12.2%); Filipino (4.7%); African American (3.2%); Two+ Races (1.7%) |
| Redondo Union High | Redondo Beach | Redondo Beach Unified | 3,172 | White (47.1%); Hispanic or Latino (24.1%); Two+ Races (14.4%); Asian (7.8%); African American (4.1%); Filipino (1.8%) |
| Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park | Baldwin Park | Baldwin Park Unified | 3,169 | Hispanic or Latino (60.4%); African American (13.9%); White (12.5%); Two+ Races (3.3%); Asian (1.6%); American Indian or Alaska Native (1.2%); Filipino (0.5%); Pacific Islander (0.3%); Not Reported (6.3%) |
| William J. (Pete) Knight High | Palmdale | Antelope Valley Union High | 3,158 | Hispanic or Latino (78.8%); African American (13.6%); White (3.2%); Two+ Races (2.2%); Asian (1.0%); Filipino (0.6%); American Indian or Alaska Native (0.4%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| Arcadia High | Arcadia | Arcadia Unified | 3,157 | Asian (63.8%); Hispanic or Latino (14.9%); White (13.4%); Filipino (3.3%); African American (2.8%); Two+ Races (1.2%); Not Reported (0.5%) |
| Palisades Charter High | Pacific Palisades | Los Angeles Unified | 3,100 | White (57.5%); Hispanic or Latino (19.5%); African American (10.9%); Asian (6.3%); Two+ Races (2.7%); Filipino (0.9%); Not Reported (1.7%) |
| Mayfair High | Lakewood | Bellflower Unified | 3,040 | Hispanic or Latino (54.3%); African American (16.1%); White (13.1%); Filipino (6.3%); Asian (4.9%); Two+ Races (3.7%); Pacific Islander (1.0%); Not Reported (0.4%) |
| Highland High | Palmdale | Antelope Valley Union High | 3,015 | Hispanic or Latino (66.1%); African American (15.5%); White (9.3%); Two+ Races (4.4%); Filipino (2.2%); Asian (2.1%) |
| California High | Whittier | Whittier Union High | 2,942 | Hispanic or Latino (90.0%); White (5.6%); Filipino (1.7%); Asian (1.3%); African American (0.5%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| Lancaster High | Lancaster | Antelope Valley Union High | 2,892 | Hispanic or Latino (50.0%); African American (23.0%); White (16.0%); Two+ Races (6.2%); Filipino (2.9%); Asian (1.6%) |
| Santa Monica High | Santa Monica | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | 2,881 | White (40.7%); Hispanic or Latino (35.3%); Two+ Races (8.6%); African American (7.4%); Asian (6.0%); Filipino (0.7%); Not Reported (1.1%) |
| Palmdale High | Palmdale | Antelope Valley Union High | 2,864 | Hispanic or Latino (77.9%); African American (14.9%); White (3.3%); Two+ Races (2.7%); Filipino (0.6%); American Indian or Alaska Native (0.4%) |
| Valencia High | Valencia | William S. Hart Union High | 2,800 | White (45.1%); Hispanic or Latino (24.7%); Asian (11.8%); Filipino (7.2%); Two+ Races (6.9%); African American (4.2%) |
| Eastside High | Lancaster | Antelope Valley Union High | 2,798 | Hispanic or Latino (62.2%); African American (24.2%); White (6.0%); Two+ Races (5.9%); Filipino (1.0%); Asian (0.5%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| Van Nuys Senior High | Van Nuys | Los Angeles Unified | 2,772 | Hispanic or Latino (65.5%); White (12.5%); Asian (11.9%); Filipino (5.0%); African American (3.4%); Two+ Races (1.1%) |
| Schurr High | Montebello | Montebello Unified | 2,767 | Hispanic or Latino (91.6%); Asian (4.7%); White (1.3%); Filipino (1.0%); Two+ Races (0.5%) |
| Alexander Hamilton Senior High | Los Angeles 90034 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,722 | Hispanic or Latino (51.4%); African American (26.1%); White (15.4%); Asian (3.6%); Two+ Races (1.7%); Filipino (1.2%) |
| North Hollywood Senior High | North Hollywood | Los Angeles Unified | 2,705 | Hispanic or Latino (66.3%); White (17.6%); Asian (8.1%); African American (3.3%); Filipino (2.3%); Two+ Races (1.8%) |
| San Pedro Senior High | San Pedro | Los Angeles Unified | 2,704 | Hispanic or Latino (66.7%); White (16.0%); African American (7.6%); Asian (2.9%); Two+ Races (2.8%); Filipino (2.7%); Pacific Islander (1.0%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| Crescenta Valley High | La Crescenta | Glendale Unified | 2,684 | White (52.5%); Asian (24.7%); Hispanic or Latino (14.3%); Two+ Races (3.8%); Filipino (3.4%); African American (0.9%) |
| John H. Francis Polytechnic | Sun Valley | Los Angeles Unified | 2,679 | Hispanic or Latino (91.3%); White (2.6%); Filipino (2.5%); Asian (2.1%); African American (1.1%) |
| La Serna High | Whittier | Whittier Union High | 2,667 | Hispanic or Latino (81.1%); White (12.1%); Asian (3.1%); Filipino (1.5%); African American (1.2%) |
| Diamond Bar High | Diamond Bar | Walnut Valley Unified | 2,665 | Asian (63.0%); Hispanic or Latino (18.5%); White (8.2%); Filipino (4.8%); African American (2.6%); Two+ Races (2.5%) |
| Bell Gardens High | Bell Gardens | Montebello Unified | 2,659 | Hispanic or Latino (98.5%); White (0.6%); American Indian or Alaska Native (0.5%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| Burbank High | Burbank | Burbank Unified | 2,624 | White (59.6%); Hispanic or Latino (24.7%); Asian (5.3%); Filipino (3.5%); African American (2.7%); Two+ Races (2.4%); Not Reported (1.6%) |
| Saugus High | Saugus | William S. Hart Union High | 2,608 | White (49.6%); Hispanic or Latino (34.7%); Two+ Races (4.8%); Filipino (4.7%); Asian (3.7%); African American (2.2%) |
| James A. Garfield Senior High | Los Angeles 90022 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,601 | Hispanic or Latino (98.7%); African American (0.5%) |
| Jordan High | Long Beach | Long Beach Unified | 2,575 | Hispanic or Latino (73.8%); African American (16.3%); Asian (3.5%); Pacific Islander (2.4%); White (1.4%); Filipino (1.2%); Two+ Races (0.8%); Not Reported (0.4%) |
| Mira Costa High | Manhattan Beach | Manhattan Beach Unified | 2,575 | White (60.9%); Hispanic or Latino (13.4%); Two+ Races (11.8%); Asian (8.4%); African American (1.7%); Filipino (1.0%); Not Reported (2.3%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| Burroughs High | Burbank | Burbank Unified | 2,547 | Hispanic or Latino (45.5%); White (36.9%); Asian (4.8%); Filipino (4.4%); Two+ Races (3.7%); African American (3.4%); Not Reported (0.9%) |
| Phineas Banning Senior High | Wilmington | Los Angeles Unified | 2,538 | Hispanic or Latino (94.1%); African American (1.9%); Pacific Islander (1.2%); White (1.1%); Filipino (0.7%); Two+ Races (0.5%) |
| Bellflower High | Bellflower | Bellflower Unified | 2,512 | Hispanic or Latino (78.7%); African American (10.2%); Filipino (3.2%); White (3.1%); Asian (2.2%); Two+ Races (1.3%); Pacific Islander (0.6%); American Indian or Alaska Native (0.4%) |
| Montebello High | Montebello | Montebello Unified | 2,504 | Hispanic or Latino (96.6%); White (1.6%); African American (0.5%) |
| Taft Charter High | Woodland Hills | Los Angeles Unified | 2,485 | White (40.4%); Hispanic or Latino (38.8%); African American (7.7%); Asian (6.9%); Filipino (3.2%); Two+ Races (2.4%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| John F. Kennedy High | Granada Hills | Los Angeles Unified | 2,427 | Hispanic or Latino (80.2%); White (9.8%); Filipino (3.1%); Asian (3.0%); African American (2.3%); Two+ Races (1.1%) |
| Alhambra High | Alhambra | Alhambra Unified | 2,426 | Hispanic or Latino (52.0%); Asian (39.2%); Two+ Races (2.6%); Filipino (2.5%); White (2.3%); African American (1.0%) |
| El Rancho High | Pico Rivera | El Rancho Unified | 2,420 | Hispanic or Latino (97.3%); White (1.1%); African American (0.5%) |
| Claremont High | Claremonth | Claremont Unified | 2,407 | Hispanic or Latino (42.3%); White (34.2%); Asian (10.7%); Two+ Races (5.2%); African American (4.4%); Filipino (1.4%); Not Reported (1.6%) |
| Bell Senior High | Bell | Los Angeles Unified | 2,407 | Hispanic or Latino (95.6%); White (3.8%) |
| School | City | District | Enrolled | Racial Composition |
| Glendora High | Glendora | Glendora Unified | 2,404 | Hispanic or Latino (44.6%); White (39.4%); Asian (7.8%); Two+ Races (4.1%); Filipino (2.3%); African American (1.4%) |
| Lawndale High | Lawndale | Centinela Valley Union High | 2,390 | Hispanic or Latino (71.3%); African American (18.5%); Two+ Races (4.9%); Asian (2.2%); White (1.3%); Pacific Islander (1.0%); Filipino (0.7%) |
| John Marshall Senior High | Los Angele 90027 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,384 | Hispanic or Latino (58.6%); White (16.0%); Asian (12.4%); Filipino (8.7%); African American (2.1%); Two+ Races (1.4%) |
Source: California Dept. of Education
In 1889, Mary Caswell founded Marlborough School. It is the oldest independent girls' school in Southern California.
School Year 2020-2021
Note: The following schools rank among the 50 largest private high schools in Los Angeles County. Their combined enrollment is 62.1 percent of all enrollment in the county's private high schools that teach grades 9 through 12.
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame High School | Sherman Oaks | Co-ed | 1,274 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| Loyola High School of Los Angeles | Los Angeles 90006 | Boys Only | 1,271 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| Chaminade College Preparatory | West Hills | Co-ed | 1,198 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| Bishop Amat Memorial High | La Puente | Co-ed | 1,041 | Catholic | Bassett Unified |
| Oaks Christian School | Westlake Village | Co-ed | 967 | Nondenominational | Las Virgenes Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| Harvard-Westlake | Studio City | Co-ed | 876 | Non-Religious | Los Angeles Unified |
| Bishop Montgomery High | Torrance | Co-ed | 841 | Catholic | Torrance Unified |
| Damien High School | La Verne | Boys Only | 821 | Catholic | Bonita Unified |
| Bishop Alemany High | Mission Hills | Co-ed | 802 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| St. John Bosco High School | Bellflower | Boys Only | 774 | Catholic | Downey Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| St. Francis High School | La Canada | Boys Only | 645 | Catholic | La Canada Unified |
| Cathedral High School | Los Angeles 90012 | Boys Only | 630 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| La Salle High School | Pasadena | Co-ed | 604 | Catholic | Pasadena Unified |
| Paraclete High School | Lancaster | Co-ed | 558 | Catholic | Antelope Valley Union High |
| Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences | Santa Monica | Co-ed | 555 | Non-Religious | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| Campbell Hall (Episcopal) | Studio City | Co-ed | 544 | Episcopal | Los Angeles Unified |
| St. Genevieve High School | Panorama City | Co-ed | 541 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| Brentwood School | Los Angeles 90049 | Co-ed | 532 | Non-Religious | Los Angeles Unified |
| Milken Community School | Los Angeles 90049 | Co-ed | 531 | Jewish | Los Angeles Unified |
| Maranatha High School | Pasadena | Co-ed | 520 | Nondenominational | Pasadena Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| Viewpoint School | Calabasas | Co-ed | 507 | Non-Religious | Las Virgenes Unified |
| Providence High School | Burbank | Co-ed | 500 | Catholic | Burbank Unified |
| Crespi Carmelite High School | Encino | Boys Only | 496 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| Saint Joseph High School | Lakewood | Girls Only | 488 | Catholic | Bellflower Unified |
| Sierra Canyon School | Chatsworth | Co-ed | 462 | Non-Religious | Los Angeles Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| Valley Christian High School | Cerritos | Co-ed | 460 | Reformed | ABC Unified |
| Immaculate Heart High School and Middle School | Los Angeles 90028 | Girls Only | 457 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| St. Paul High School | Santa Fe Springs | Co-ed | 450 | Catholic | Whittier Union High |
| Saint Anthony High School | Long Beach | Co-ed | 445 | Catholic | Long Beach Unified |
| Village Christian Schools | Sun Valley | Co-ed | 437 | Nondenominational | Los Angeles Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| Korean Education Center Online School | Hacienda Heights | Co-ed | 425 | Non-Religious | Los Angeles Unified |
| Windward School | Los Angeles 90066 | Co-ed | 423 | Non-Religious | Los Angeles Unified |
| Mary Star of the Sea High School | San Pedro | Co-ed | 419 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| The Webb Schools | Claremont | Co-ed | 412 | Non-Religious | Claremont Unified |
| St. Pius X St. Matthias Academy | Downey | Co-ed | 406 | Catholic | Downey Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| Marlborough School | Los Angeles 90004 | Girls Only | 394 | Non-Religious | Los Angeles Unified |
| Bishop Mora Salesian High School | Los Angeles 90023 | Boys Only | 387 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| de Toledo High School | West Hills | Co-ed | 379 | Jewish | Los Angeles Unified |
| Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy | La Canada | Girls Only | 378 | Catholic | La Canada Unified |
| Bishop Conaty–Our Lady of Loretto High School | Los Angeles 90006 | Girls Only | 378 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| Junipero Serra High School | Gardena | Co-ed | 378 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| Polytechnic School | Pasadena | Co-ed | 378 | Non-Religious | Pasadena Unified |
| Chadwick | Palos Verdes Peninsula | Co-ed | 364 | Non-Religious | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified |
| St. Lucy's Priory High School | Glendora | Girls Only | 354 | Catholic | Glendora Unified |
| Cantwell–Sacred Heart of Mary High School | Montebello | Co-ed | 349 | Catholic | Montebello Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| Saint Monica Catholic High School | Santa Monica | Co-ed | 347 | Catholic | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified |
| Oakwood Secondary | North Hollywood | Co-ed | 344 | Non-Religious | Los Angeles Unified |
| Heritage Christian School | Northridge | Co-ed | 343 | Nondenominational | Los Angeles Unified |
| Don Bosco Technical Institute | Rosemead | Boys Only | 342 | Catholic | Montebello Unified |
| Marymount High School | Los Angeles 90077 | Girls Only | 340 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
| School | City | School Type | Enrolled | Religious Affiliation | Public School District |
| Buckley School, The | Sherman Oaks | Co-ed | 338 | Non-Religious | Los Angeles Unified |
| Mayfield Senior School | Pasadena | Girls Only | 333 | Catholic | Pasadena Unified |
| Verbum Dei High School | Los Angeles 90059 | Boys Only | 322 | Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Source: California Dept. of Education
