Manual Arts Senior High School

Manual Arts Senior High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
4131 S Vermont Ave,  Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Unified School District
3.5
2.6
1,038 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Erica Thomas
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
980
Average ACT Score
19
Math Proficiency
4%
Reading Proficiency
31%
Average GPA
3.3
Graduation Rate
84%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
A-
Teachers
B+
College Prep
B-
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.3
Reading Proficiency
31%
Math Proficiency
4%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
65
Full Time Teachers
65
Teachers in First or Second Year
23.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
980
Math
480
Verbal
500
Average ACT
19
Math
19
English
18
Reading
20
Science
19
Number of AP Courses
11
AP Pass Rate
24%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
0.4%
State Average
17.9%
Science
1.2%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
162:1

Student Diversity

Male
56.1%
Female
43.9%
Hispanic
86.7%
Black
11.3%
White
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of California - Los Angeles 252 Students
University of Southern California 178 Students
University of California - Irvine 172 Students
California State University - Northridge 162 Students
University of California - Berkeley 148 Students
California State University - Los Angeles 145 Students
California State University - Long Beach 142 Students
University of California - Davis 131 Students
University of California - San Diego 116 Students
University of California - Santa Cruz 112 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 90 Students
Business 67 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 50 Students
Biology 49 Students
Nursing 47 Students
Criminology 39 Students
Computer Science 34 Students
Sociology 32 Students
Political Science and Government 25 Students
Child Development 22 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 412 Reviews
5.0 Senior
7/2/2024
Love this school has great resources. Needs to offer more college ready programs. I would like to change how parents get involve
4.0 Alum
10/11/2023
Manual arts is definitely the bare minimum type of school, it's not in the best area but definitely not the worse. There are some cool teachers, most of them are tough and try to make it a memorable and pleasant experience. They understand its hard to stay motivated but they try and that's all that matters.
4.0 Alum
8/31/2020
The school is progressively getting better even though it is in a bad reputation neighborhood. I had the best 4 years of high school here, most teachers cared about their students and the counselors care for their students. They really care for you to go to college and will help you out a lot with the many resources that they have. School is kind of poor. Overall the memories are something you will always remember.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.6 9 Reviews
4.0 student
1/10/2025
The school isn't bad itself; this school offers a decent amount of AP classes if you're interested, Biology, Environmental, Chemistry, Physics l, English Lang, English Lit, African American Studies, US History, Spanish, AP Pre-Calc, and Calculus AB, are all offered at Manual. It also includes progra...
1.0 parent
8/20/2024
justice for shaylee, this school has done nothing.
1.0 parent
6/3/2013
My son attended Manual for 2 years, and that was enough. The school is not terrible, but there is an attitude among the teachers that since this is a ghetto school they should be able to do whatever they want. There is no leadership from the administration and teachers run their classes however they...
4.0 other
10/7/2012
Although I am not 100% on board with the structural changes taking place at Manual Arts, I have met the principal at a community function and he seems to be making a serious commitment to this school which I applaud.

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