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Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,884 students

3537 Farmdale Ave, Los Angeles CA 90016 (map) | 323-298-8400
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Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 524
  10th Grade: 468
  11th Grade: 432
  12th Grade: 460

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 Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

English Language Arts

School
95%
  State
51%
  County
76%
  District
80%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 20 students tested - State percentile rank: 93.

Mathematics

School
95%
  State
80%
  County
67%
  District
70%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 20 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Algebra I

School
7%
  State
23%
  County
20%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 277 students tested - State percentile rank: 10.

Biology

School
34%
  State
58%
  County
46%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 268 students tested - State percentile rank: 17.

English Language Arts

School
20%
  State
55%
  County
48%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 357 students tested - State percentile rank: 12.

Geometry

School
31%
  State
48%
  County
40%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 29 students tested - State percentile rank: 26.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
5%
  State
21%
  County
15%
  District
14%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 61 students tested - State percentile rank: 8.

Algebra I

School
2%
  State
13%
  County
12%
  District
8%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 41 students tested - State percentile rank: 2.

Algebra II

School
12%
  State
42%
  County
35%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 85 students tested - State percentile rank: 9.

Biology

School
31%
  State
41%
  County
37%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 205 students tested - State percentile rank: 35.

Chemistry

School
16%
  State
46%
  County
35%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 129 students tested - State percentile rank: 11.

English Language Arts

School
19%
  State
48%
  County
44%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 363 students tested - State percentile rank: 19.

Geometry

School
2%
  State
17%
  County
13%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 216 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Science

School
27%
  State
18%
  County
13%
  District
13%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 11 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

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

School
25%
  State
50%
  County
45%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 358 students tested - State percentile rank: 23.

World History

School
15%
  State
45%
  County
40%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 312 students tested - State percentile rank: 12.

Algebra II

School
2%
  State
16%
  County
13%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 209 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Biology

School
29%
  State
49%
  County
47%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 27.

Chemistry

School
18%
  State
29%
  County
23%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 197 students tested - State percentile rank: 30.

English Language Arts

School
22%
  State
45%
  County
44%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 356 students tested - State percentile rank: 25.

Physics

School
9%
  State
56%
  County
45%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 44 students tested - State percentile rank: 2.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
2%
  State
50%
  County
47%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 64 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

U.S. History

School
22%
  State
48%
  County
46%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 361 students tested - State percentile rank: 25.

World History

School
25%
  State
17%
  County
14%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 24 students tested - State percentile rank: 68.

Algebra I

School
6%
  State
33%
  County
30%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 330 students tested - State percentile rank: 7.

Algebra II

School
5%
  State
33%
  County
29%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 331 students tested - State percentile rank: 4.

Biology

School
32%
  State
49%
  County
43%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 528 students tested - State percentile rank: 31.

Chemistry

School
18%
  State
38%
  County
29%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 326 students tested - State percentile rank: 20.

Geometry

School
5%
  State
30%
  County
26%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 302 students tested - State percentile rank: 5.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
4%
  State
20%
  County
14%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 67 students tested - State percentile rank: 7.

Physics

School
9%
  State
52%
  County
43%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 46 students tested - State percentile rank: 3.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
3%
  State
54%
  County
52%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 66 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

World History

School
16%
  State
44%
  County
39%
  District
28%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 345 students tested - State percentile rank: 18.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 5
Black: 1068
Hispanic: 793
Asian: 3
Hawaiian: 4
American Indian: 3
Multi-Ethnic: 8

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: 63%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 5%

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Coliseum Street Elementary School (0.35 mi.)
4400 Coliseum St, Los Angeles CA 90016

Virginia Road Elementary School (0.56 mi.)
2925 Virginia Rd, Los Angeles CA 90016

Little Lamb-Lamb of God Christian School O (0.60 mi.)
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Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $29,079 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $161,500 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 17,544 (Occupied: 94.1% - Stave Avg: 65,565.8%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1950 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 4% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 90016)
*NR - Not reported

17:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,884 students - 91 teachers)

Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High School has 17 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 21:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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