Dr. Maya Angelou Community High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Los Angeles Unified

300 East 53rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90011 Map

Math (met standard)
15%
−17 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
37%
−20 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
13%
−25 state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
97%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
971
2024-25
Students per teacher
15.9
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 15% state 32% · 2025-26 37% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 15% state 32% · 2025-26 37% state 57% · 2025-26 13% state 39% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 15% state 32% 37% state 57% 13% state 39%
2024-25 13% state 31% 33% state 57% 9% state 34%
2023-24 9% state 28% 32% state 56% 10% state 32%
2022-23 2% state 27% 20% state 55% 6% state 31%
2021-22 4% state 27% 25% state 55% 5% state 29%
2020-21 6% state 34% 20% state 59% —
2018-19 2% state 32% 24% state 57% 4% state 28%
2017-18 8% state 31% 39% state 56% —
2016-17 4% state 32% 29% state 60% —
2015-16 3% state 32% 33% state 59% —
2014-15 4% state 30% 36% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
87%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
57%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
48%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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