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School | City & Zip Code | District | Enrollment | Largest Racial Group | Largest Racial Group % |
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Paramount High | Paramount 90723 | Paramount Unified | 4,762 | Hispanic / Latino | 88.30% |
Granada Hills Charter High | Granada Hills 91344 | Los Angeles Unified | 4,662 | Hispanic / Latino | 39.60% |
Downey High | Downey 90241 | Downey Unified | 4,221 | Hispanic / Latino | 87.20% |
Polytechnic High | Long Beach 90813 | Long Beach Unified | 4,220 | Hispanic / Latino | 42.80% |
Wilson High | Long Beach 90804 | Long Beach Unified | 3,739 | Hispanic / Latino | 56.70% |
Warren High | Downey 90241 | Downey Unified | 3,678 | Hispanic / Latino | 89.20% |
El Camino Real Charter High | Woodland Hills 91367 | Los Angeles Unified | 3,660 | White | 44.80% |
Millikan High | Long Beach 90815 | Long Beach Unified | 3,570 | Hispanic / Latino | 48.60% |
Arcadia High | Arcadia 91007 | Arcadia Unified | 3,385 | Asian | 64.40% |
Lakewood High | Lakewood 90713 | Long Beach Unified | 3,280 | Hispanic / Latino | 43.80% |
Grover Cleveland Charter High | Reseda 91335 | Los Angeles Unified | 3,198 | Hispanic / Latino | 58.90% |
Birmingham Community Charter High | Lake Balboa 91406 | Los Angeles Unified | 3,161 | Hispanic / Latino | 84.20% |
Valencia High | Valencia 91355 | William S. Hart Union High | 3,052 | White | 45.30% |
Diamond Bar High | Diamond Bar 91765 | Walnut Valley Unified | 3,042 | Asian | 61.70% |
Quartz Hill High | Quartz Hill 92534 | Antelope Valley Union High | 3,032 | Hispanic / Latino | 39.00% |
Jordan High | Long Beach 90805 | Long Beach Unified | 3,003 | Hispanic / Latino | 72.20% |
Palisades Charter High | Pacific Palisades 90272 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,982 | White | 54.30% |
William J. (Pete) Knight High | Palmdale 93552 | Antelope Valley Union High | 2,975 | Hispanic / Latino | 77.30% |
Mayfair High | Lakewood 90713 | Bellflower Unified | 2,962 | Hispanic / Latino | 53.30% |
Bell Senior High | Bell 90201 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,953 | Hispanic / Latino | 96.40% |
Bell Gardens High | Bell Gardens 90201 | Montebello Unified | 2,899 | Hispanic / Latino | 99.30% |
Highland High | Palmdale 93551 | Antelope Valley Union High | 2,886 | Hispanic / Latino | 60.10% |
Redondo Union High | Redondo Beach 90277 | Redondo Beach Unified | 2,871 | White | 45.40% |
South Gate Senior High | South Gate 90280 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,832 | Hispanic / Latino | 97.40% |
Santa Monica High | Santa Monica 90405 | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified | 2,824 | White | 38.10% |
California High | Whittier 90604 | Whittier Union High | 2,818 | Hispanic / Latino | 89.70% |
Opportunities For Learning - Baldwin Park II | Pasadena 91107 | Baldwin Park Unified | 2,813 | Hispanic / Latino | 54.40% |
John H. Francis Polytechnic | Sun Valley 91352 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,806 | Hispanic / Latino | 91.50% |
Schurr High | Montebello 90640 | Montebello Unified | 2,803 | Hispanic / Latino | 89.80% |
La Serna High | Whittier 90605 | Whittier Union High | 2,731 | Hispanic / Latino | 78.40% |
Alexander Hamilton Senior High | Los Angeles 90034 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,719 | Hispanic / Latino | 50.70% |
Palmdale High | Palmdale 93550 | Antelope Valley Union High | 2,664 | Hispanic / Latino | 74.90% |
Crescenta Valley High | La Crescenta 91214 | Glendale Unified | 2,660 | White | 54.00% |
Walnut High | Walnut 91789 | Walnut Valley Unified | 2,637 | Asian | 54.80% |
Montebello High | Montebello 90640 | Montebello Unified | 2,618 | Hispanic / Latino | 96.00% |
Van Nuys Senior High | Van Nuys 91411 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,617 | Hispanic / Latino | 63.70% |
Burroughs High | Burbank 91506 | Burbank Unified | 2,600 | Hispanic / Latino | 45.50% |
Burbank High | Burbank 91502 | Burbank Unified | 2,582 | White | 55.50% |
Glendora High | Glendora 91741 | Glendora Unified | 2,570 | White | 43.40% |
Bellflower High | Bellflower 90706 | Bellflower Unified | 2,546 | Hispanic / Latino | 76.80% |
Cabrillo High | Long Beach 90810 | Long Beach Unified | 2,542 | Hispanic / Latino | 70.70% |
James A. Garfield Senior High | Los Angeles 90022 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,531 | Hispanic / Latino | 98.80% |
North Hollywood Senior High | North Hollywood 91601 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,520 | Hispanic / Latino | 70.50% |
San Pedro Senior High | San Pedro 90731 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,516 | Hispanic / Latino | 68.00% |
Mira Costa High | Manhattan Beach 90266 | Manhattan Beach Unified | 2,514 | White | 59.30% |
Alhambra High | Alhambra 91801 | Alhambra Unified | 2,512 | Hispanic / Latino | 50.70% |
El Rancho High | Pico Rivera 90660 | El Rancho Unified | 2,508 | Hispanic / Latino | 98.20% |
Palos Verdes Peninsula High | Rolling Hills Estates 90274 | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified | 2,426 | Asian | 36.70% |
Lancaster High | Lancaster 93536 | Antelope Valley Union High | 2,425 | Hispanic / Latino | 49.60% |
Claremont High | Claremont 91711 | Claremont Unified | 2,405 | White | 34.90% |
Taft Charter High | Woodland Hills 91364 | Los Angeles Unified | 2,401 | White | 40.20% |
By 2006, Belmont Senior High School of the Los Angeles Unified School District, with an enrollment of more than 6,000 students, had one of the largest enrollments of any high school in the United States. Beginning in 2006, however, several new schools and educational complexes opened to relieve Belmont. Enrollment at Belmont has since fallen to just over 1,200 students.
For the 2014-2015 school year, Los Angeles County’s Juvenile Hall secondary education program, held across its 22 juvenile halls and camps, enrolled 1,885 students.
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 | City & Zip Code | School Type | Enrollment | Religious Affiliation | Local Public School District |
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Bishop Amat Memorial High | La Puente 91746 | Coed | 1,386 | Roman Catholic | Bassett Unified |
Bishop Alemany High | Mission Hills 91345 | Coed | 1,344 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Chaminade College Preparatory | West Hills 91304 | Coed | 1,305 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Loyola High School of Los Angeles | Los Angeles 90006 | Boys Only | 1,247 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Notre Dame High School | Sherman Oaks 91423 | Coed | 1,227 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Oaks Christian School | Westlake Village 91362 | Coed | 958 | Religious, Non-denominational | Las Virgenes Unified |
Bishop Montgomery High | Torrance 90503 | Coed | 920 | Roman Catholic | Torrance Unified |
Damien High School | La Verne 91750 | Boys Only | 919 | Roman Catholic | Bonita Unified |
Harvard-Westlake | Studio City 91604 | Coed | 872 | Non-religious | Los Angeles Unified |
St. John Bosco High School | Bellflower 90706 | Boys Only | 833 | Roman Catholic | Bellflower Unified |
Cathedral High School | Los Angeles 90012 | Boys Only | 732 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Paraclete High School | Lancaster 93536 | Coed | 669 | Roman Catholic | Antelope Valley Union High |
St. Francis High School | La Canada 91011 | Boys Only | 655 | Roman Catholic | La Canada Unified |
La Salle High School | Pasadena 91107 | Coed | 649 | Roman Catholic | Pasadena Unified |
St. Paul High School | Santa Fe Springs 90670 | Coed | 624 | Roman Catholic | Whittier Union High |
Maranatha High School | Pasadena 91105 | Coed | 598 | Evangelical | Pasadena Unified |
St. Lucy's Priory High | Glendora 91741 | Girls Only | 594 | Roman Catholic | Glendora Unified |
Saint Anthony High School | Long Beach 90802 | Coed | 562 | Roman Catholic | Long Beach Unified |
Milken Community Schools | Los Angeles 90049 | Coed | 555 | Jewish | Los Angeles Unified |
St. Genevieve High School | Panorama City 91402 | Coed | 553 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Saint Joseph High School | Lakewood 90713 | Girls Only | 549 | Roman Catholic | Bellflower Unified |
Viewpoint School | Calabasas 91302 | Coed | 545 | Non-religious | Las Virgenes Unified |
Campbell Hall (Episcopal) | North Hollywood 91607 | Coed | 540 | Episcopal | Los Angeles Unified |
Mary Star of the Sea High School | San Pedro 90731 | Coed | 535 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Heritage Christian School | Northridge 91343 | Coed | 524 | Religious, Non-denominational | Los Angeles Unified |
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences | Santa Monica 90404 | Coed | 523 | Non-religious | Los Angeles Unified |
Valley Christian High School | Cerritos 90703 | Coed | 521 | Reformed | ABC Unified |
Cantwell–Sacred Heart of Mary High | Montebello 90640 | Coed | 512 | Roman Catholic | Montebello Unified |
Crespi Carmelite High | Encino 91316 | Boys Only | 498 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Saint Monica Catholic High School | Santa Monica 90403 | Coed | 476 | Roman Catholic | Santa Monica-Malibu Unified |
Immaculate Heart High and Middle School | Los Angeles 90028 | Girls Only | 474 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Brentwood School | Los Angeles 90049 | Coed | 472 | Non-religious | Los Angeles Unified |
Village Christian Schools | Sun Valley 91352 | Coed | 454 | Religious, Non-denominational | Los Angeles Unified |
Junipero Serra High School | Gardena 90249 | Coed | 451 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Providence High School | Burbank 91505 | Coed | 433 | Roman Catholic | Burbank Unified |
Bishop Mora Salesian High School | Los Angeles 90023 | Boys Only | 425 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Sierra Canyon School | Chatsworth 91311 | Coed | 411 | Non-religious | Los Angeles Unified |
Western Christian School | Claremont 91711 | Coed | 411 | Religious, Non-denominational | Claremont Unified |
Marymount High School | Los Angeles 90077 | Girls Only | 411 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
The Webb Schools | Claremont 91711 | Coed | 410 | Non-religious | Claremont Unified |
Don Bosco Technical Institute | Rosemead 91770 | Boys Only | 410 | Roman Catholic | Montebello Unified |
de Toledo High School | West Hills 91307 | Coed | 403 | Jewish | Los Angeles Unified |
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy | La Canada 91011 | Girls Only | 391 | Roman Catholic | La Canada Unified |
Polytechnic School | Pasadena 91106 | Coed | 384 | Non-religious | Pasadena Unified |
Notre Dame Academy | Los Angeles 90064 | Girls Only | 384 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Flintridge Preparatory School | La Cañada Flintridge 91011 | Coed | 382 | Non-religious | La Canada Unified |
Windward School | Los Angeles 90066 | Coed | 380 | Non-religious | Los Angeles Unified |
Southlands Christian Schools | Rowland Heights 91748 | Coed | 377 | Religious, Non-denominational | Rowland Unified |
Marlborough School | Los Angeles 90004 | Girls Only | 372 | Non-religious | Los Angeles Unified |
Louisville High School | Woodland Hills 91364 | Girls Only | 371 | Roman Catholic | Los Angeles Unified |
Chadwick | Palos Verdes Peninsula 90274 | Coed | 362 | Non-religious | Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified |
St. Pius X st Matthias Academy | Downey 90242 | Coed | 361 | Roman Catholic | Downey Unified |
Source: California Dept. of Education
In 1889, Mary Caswell founded Marlborough School. It is the oldest independent girls' school in Southern California.