- 6338 North Figueroa St.
- Los Angeles, CA 90042
- (323) 255-5277
Charter | Grades 9-12 | Los Angeles Unified
About Design High School
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Design High School is located in Los Angeles, CA and is one of 199 high schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a charter school that serves 30 students in grades 9-12.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Design High School did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Design High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Design High School had an API growth score of 709 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Design High School's 2009 base score was 722 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Design High School had 8 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Design High School's students and teachers.
Design High School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
57 %
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White
40 %
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Asian
3 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 57%
- Female 43%
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