Options for Youth - Duarte Inc

Pasadena · CA · Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District · Public charter · K-12 combined


At a glance

Programs & features
  • 7 AP courses offered — Strong
  • 2 calculus classes · 6 physics · 2 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 63rd percentile nationally
  • 4-yr grad rate: 7% in 2019 (Bottom 1% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Options for Youth - Duarte Inc compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 63rd percentile nationally with 7 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Arcadia High, Mark Keppel High, Alhambra High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses

63rd percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
7
Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
3
≈0 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
4
2 calculus · 2 advanced
Lab science classes
8
6 physics · 2 chemistry
Other rigor signals
No dual-enrollment or gifted program reported

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 · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

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?

Bottom 1% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
7%
Range: 6–9%
4-year cohort size
269
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

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

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

86.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

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

Student : Counselor
674:1
Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.
Counselor FTE
5.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
22
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

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

Grade 12 went from 257 in 2021 to 492 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+91.4%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Arcadia High
Arcadia
Public 2.9 2,939 -3.0%
Mark Keppel High
Alhambra
Public 5.5 2,201 -0.3%
Alhambra High
Alhambra
Public 4.4 2,056 -5.9%
Temple City High
Temple City
Public 2.3 1,779 -1.7%
San Gabriel High
San Gabriel
Public 3.9 1,761 -0.3%
Schurr High
Montebello
Public 8.5 2,121 -12.9%
Glendale High
Glendale
Public 8.4 2,066 +5.7%
Rosemead High
Rosemead
Public 4.3 1,691 -0.8%

At a glance

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Options for Youth - Duarte Inc is a public high school in Pasadena, CA, enrolling 3,369 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 91% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 7 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 63% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 7% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 674 students per school counselor.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many AP courses does Options for Youth - Duarte Inc offer? Options for Youth - Duarte Inc offers 7 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 63% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Options for Youth - Duarte Inc's graduation rate? Options for Youth - Duarte Inc's federal four-year graduation rate was about 7% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Options for Youth - Duarte Inc? Options for Youth - Duarte Inc is a public high school in Pasadena, CA, enrolling 3,369 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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