High Tech LA
Lake Balboa · CA · High Tech LA District · Public charter
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Magnolia Science Academy → CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing → Valley International Preparatory High → Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad → Valor Academy High → Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Acad of Scientific Explr (ASE) → PUC Comm Charter Mid and PUC Comm Charter Early College High → PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High →📋 At a glance
- 🔢 1 calculus classes · 4 physics · 3 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 97% (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How High Tech LA compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Magnolia Science Academy, CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing, Valley International Preparatory High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 37% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 362 students:
≈ 13 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $12,954 per student in district revenue, the 13 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $168,402/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Science Academy Reseda |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 360 | -4.8% |
| CHAMPS - Charter HS of Arts-Multimedia & Performing Van Nuys |
Public · charter | 3.4 | 424 | -16.5% |
| Valley International Preparatory High Northridge |
Public · charter | 3.2 | 259 | -1.5% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Tech Prep Acad San Fernando |
Public | 8.5 | 321 | -6.4% |
| Valor Academy High North Hills |
Public · charter | 4.6 | 492 | -7.7% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Acad of Scientific Explr (ASE) San Fernando |
Public | 8.5 | 420 | -6.5% |
| PUC Comm Charter Mid and PUC Comm Charter Early College High Lake View Terrace |
Public · charter | 9.5 | 416 | -8.4% |
| PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High Sylmar |
Public · charter | 9.2 | 434 | +1.2% |