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Downtown Business High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,021 students

1081 West Templacee St, Los Angeles CA 90012 (map) | 213-481-0371
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Enrollment

Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 342
  10th Grade: 261
  11th Grade: 223
  12th Grade: 195

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Downtown Business High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
34%
  State
23%
  County
20%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 89 students tested - State percentile rank: 74.

Algebra II

School
79%
  State
69%
  County
61%
  District
44%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

Biology

School
62%
  State
58%
  County
46%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 288 students tested - State percentile rank: 47.

English Language Arts

School
57%
  State
55%
  County
48%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 375 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

General Mathematics

School
38%
  State
17%
  County
20%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 123 students tested - State percentile rank: 92.

Geometry

School
55%
  State
48%
  County
40%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 120 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
13%
  State
21%
  County
15%
  District
14%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 73 students tested - State percentile rank: 38.

World History

School
22%
  State
49%
  County
38%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 60 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
19%
  State
13%
  County
12%
  District
8%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 27 students tested - State percentile rank: 76.

Algebra II

School
40%
  State
42%
  County
35%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 63 students tested - State percentile rank: 50.

Biology

School
54%
  State
41%
  County
37%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 70 students tested - State percentile rank: 76.

Chemistry

School
21%
  State
46%
  County
35%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 90 students tested - State percentile rank: 16.

Earth Science

School
93%
  State
32%
  County
29%
  District
28%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

English Language Arts

School
57%
  State
48%
  County
44%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 227 students tested - State percentile rank: 75.

Geometry

School
8%
  State
17%
  County
13%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 50 students tested - State percentile rank: 24.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
15%
  State
11%
  County
5%
  District
6%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 39 students tested - State percentile rank: 61.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
58%
  State
50%
  County
45%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 226 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
85%
  State
76%
  County
73%
  District
57%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 34 students tested - State percentile rank: 63.

World History

School
58%
  State
45%
  County
40%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 177 students tested - State percentile rank: 80.

Algebra II

School
5%
  State
16%
  County
13%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 15.

Biology

School
71%
  State
49%
  County
47%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 81.

Chemistry

School
10%
  State
29%
  County
23%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 86 students tested - State percentile rank: 14.

English Language Arts

School
55%
  State
45%
  County
44%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 193 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

Geometry

School
11%
  State
9%
  County
8%
  District
4%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 19 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
13%
  State
19%
  County
10%
  District
6%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 15 students tested - State percentile rank: 36.

Physics

School
41%
  State
56%
  County
45%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 39 students tested - State percentile rank: 25.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
34%
  State
50%
  County
47%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 79 students tested - State percentile rank: 32.

U.S. History

School
68%
  State
48%
  County
46%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 193 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
28%
  State
33%
  County
30%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 125 students tested - State percentile rank: 42.

Algebra II

School
39%
  State
33%
  County
29%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 161 students tested - State percentile rank: 69.

Biology

School
61%
  State
49%
  County
43%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 372 students tested - State percentile rank: 75.

Chemistry

School
15%
  State
38%
  County
29%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 183 students tested - State percentile rank: 15.

Earth Science

School
79%
  State
35%
  County
32%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 24 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

General Mathematics

School
38%
  State
28%
  County
28%
  District
23%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 123 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

Geometry

School
38%
  State
30%
  County
26%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 189 students tested - State percentile rank: 61.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
13%
  State
20%
  County
14%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 127 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Physics

School
40%
  State
52%
  County
43%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 26.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
50%
  State
54%
  County
52%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 113 students tested - State percentile rank: 53.

World History

School
49%
  State
44%
  County
39%
  District
28%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 241 students tested - State percentile rank: 68.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 17
Black: 98
Hispanic: 720
Asian: 175
Hawaiian: 0
American Indian: 1
Multi-Ethnic: 10

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 61%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 10%

Other Schools Nearby

School for the Visual Arts and Humanities (0.21 mi.)
1200 West Colton St, Los Angeles CA 90026

Edward R. Roybal Learning Center (0.21 mi.)
1200 West Colton St, Los Angeles CA 90026

Civitas School of Leadership (0.21 mi.)
1200 West Colton St, Los Angeles CA 90026

New Covenant Academy (0.24 mi.)
1111 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90012

Betty Plasencia Elementary School (0.40 mi.)
1321 Cortez St, Los Angeles CA 90026

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $20,152 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $159,500 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 8,347 (Occupied: 93.5% - Stave Avg: 137,808.4%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1977 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 4% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 90012)
*NR - Not reported

18:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,021 students - 45 teachers)

Downtown Business High School has 18 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 23:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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