Rancho Dominguez Preparatory
Long Beach · CA · Los Angeles Unified · Public · K-12 combined
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Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High → Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High → Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy → Compton Early College High → Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy → California Academy of Mathematics and Science → Renaissance High School for the Arts → Educational Partnership High →At a glance
- 9 AP courses offered — Strong
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: 59th percentile nationally
- 4-yr grad rate: 92% in 2019 (60th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Rancho Dominguez Preparatory compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 59th percentile nationally with 9 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: Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High, Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High, Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy 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
59th percentile nationally
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 · 2020-21Source: 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?
60th 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.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥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
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 -0.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 701 students:
≈ 16 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 $24,124 per student in district revenue, the 16 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $385,984/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High Carson |
Public | 3.4 | 474 | -5.8% |
| Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High Carson |
Public | 3.4 | 438 | -3.3% |
| Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy Wilmington |
Public | 5.2 | 452 | +2.0% |
| Compton Early College High Compton |
Public | 5.8 | 556 | +2.2% |
| Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy Los Angeles |
Public · charter | 6.5 | 546 | -5.9% |
| California Academy of Mathematics and Science Carson |
Public | 2.9 | 673 | +0.9% |
| Renaissance High School for the Arts Long Beach |
Public | 4.2 | 396 | -13.2% |
| Educational Partnership High Long Beach |
Public | 3.3 | 331 | -50.2% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantRancho Dominguez Preparatory is a public high school in Long Beach, CA, enrolling 701 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 22% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 9 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 59% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 234 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 Rancho Dominguez Preparatory offer? Rancho Dominguez Preparatory offers 9 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 59% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Rancho Dominguez Preparatory's graduation rate? Rancho Dominguez Preparatory's federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Rancho Dominguez Preparatory? Rancho Dominguez Preparatory is a public high school in Long Beach, CA, enrolling 701 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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