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Ramon C. Cortines School Of Visual And Performing
450 North Grand Ave
Los Angeles CA, 90012, Los Angeles County
Phone: 213-217-8759
Ranking:
(781 out of 1,403, bottom 44%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 63 | 62 | 60 | NA | NA | 43 | ||||
Total Students: | 1,664 | 1,599 | 1,524 | 1,356 | 1,089 | |||||
Grade 9: | 516 | 31.0% | 501 | 31.3% | 426 | 28.0% | 377 | 27.8% | 539 | 49.5% |
Grade 10: | 431 | 25.9% | 382 | 23.9% | 398 | 26.1% | 500 | 36.9% | 322 | 29.6% |
Grade 11: | 388 | 23.3% | 342 | 21.4% | 460 | 30.2% | 268 | 19.8% | 218 | 20.0% |
Grade 12: | 329 | 19.8% | 374 | 23.4% | 239 | 15.7% | 211 | 15.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
Male: | 589 | 35.4% | 585 | 36.6% | 572 | 37.5% | 516 | 38.1% | 381 | 35.0% |
Female: | 1,075 | 64.6% | 1,014 | 63.4% | 952 | 62.5% | 840 | 61.9% | 708 | 65.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.4% | 14 | 0.9% | 12 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 177 | 10.6% | 169 | 10.6% | 153 | 10.0% | 135 | 10.0% | 72 | 6.6% |
Hispanic: | 1,135 | 68.2% | 1,105 | 69.1% | 1,037 | 68.0% | 908 | 67.0% | 700 | 64.3% |
Black: | 161 | 9.7% | 160 | 10.0% | 163 | 10.7% | 165 | 12.2% | 133 | 12.2% |
White: | 179 | 10.8% | 156 | 9.8% | 151 | 9.9% | 126 | 9.3% | 129 | 11.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.4% | 47 | 4.3% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,121 | 67.4% | 929 | 58.1% | NA | NA | 809 | 59.7% | 725 | 66.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 165 | 9.9% | 145 | 9.1% | NA | NA | 96 | 7.1% | 94 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.41 | 25.86 | 25.59 | NA | NA | 25.39 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAHSEE | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 73.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 75.0% | 82.0% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 76.0% | 83.0% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 72.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 75.0% | 83.0% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 77.0% | 84.0% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 78.0% | 84.0% |
STAR | ||||||
2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.7 | 281.1 | 292.4 |
2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.7 | 283.2 | 292.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.7 | 286.5 | 294.7 |
2011 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.1 | 302.8 | 343.1 |
2012 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.4 | 303.4 | 343.8 |
2013 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 297.9 | 335.6 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.6 | 329.7 | 340.1 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 334.2 | 342.7 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.9 | 335.3 | 341.4 |
2011 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 309.2 | 349.6 |
2012 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.8 | 308.9 | 351.5 |
2013 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 314.3 | 350.6 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.7 | 330.4 | 346.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.4 | 332.9 | 348.4 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.5 | 339.8 | 352.4 |
2011 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.3 | 273.9 | 298.5 |
2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.5 | 278.1 | 299.7 |
2013 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.4 | 283.1 | 296.9 |
2011 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.9 | 291.7 | 298.6 |
2012 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 293.2 | 301.2 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.9 | 332.1 | 353.1 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.4 | 336.1 | 357.3 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 340.6 | 360.4 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.1 | 361.3 | 398.5 |
2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 367.2 | 400.4 |
2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 371.2 | 399.2 |
2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 321.7 | 343.5 |
2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 327.2 | 347 |
2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.0 | 329.5 | 347.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.4 | 279.4 | 285.2 |
2012 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.3 | 280.1 | 284.9 |
2013 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 281.7 | 287.4 |
2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.6 | 271.4 | 296.7 |
2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.8 | 274.4 | 299.7 |
2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.1 | 273.3 | 294.6 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 332.4 | 353.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 339.5 | 357.2 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.7 | 342.8 | 357.9 |
2011 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.4 | 308.2 | 330 |
2012 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.9 | 311.3 | 332.5 |
2013 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.2 | 316.3 | 334.4 |
2012 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 338 | 333.7 |
2013 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.3 | 340.7 | 332.5 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.3 | 330 | 341.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 335 | 344.7 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.2 | 334.6 | 344.8 |
2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266 | 264.2 | 281 |
2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.2 | 267.3 | 281.7 |
2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.6 | 273.6 | 280.3 |
2011 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.7 | 289.5 | 308.3 |
2012 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.3 | 290.4 | 310.7 |
2011 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 328.6 | 358.7 |
2012 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 328.9 | 359.8 |
2013 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 333.1 | 361.5 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.6 | 317.1 | 351.3 |
2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.2 | 318.8 | 354.6 |
2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 322.0 | 351.5 |
2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 328.4 | 344.7 |
2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 332.9 | 346.9 |
2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.1 | 334.1 | 348.5 |
2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.6 | 290 | 309.3 |
2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 293.3 | 311.6 |
2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.1 | 297.8 | 313.2 |
2011 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 345.7 | 396.1 |
2012 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 337.7 | 395.9 |
2013 | Algebra II | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.4 | 333.5 | 384.1 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 324.6 | 363.5 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 328.3 | 366.1 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 327.6 | 363.9 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.3 | 331 | 357.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 335.9 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 341.3 | 363.9 |
2011 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.8 | 305.8 | 349 |
2012 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 308 | 349.2 |
2013 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.4 | 304.7 | 345.3 |
2013 | World History | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.8 | 304.2 | 354.5 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.4 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.8 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.8 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.5 | 293.8 | 328.3 |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 297.8 | 297.5 | 331.2 |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.4 | 296.2 | 325.2 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.3 | 327.3 | 351.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 338.3 | 331.4 | 354.9 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.9 | 331.7 | 354.0 |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.3 | 308.3 | 339.7 |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 303.3 | 309.3 | 342.2 |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.7 | 313.9 | 342.9 |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 338.7 | 326.6 | 335 |
2013 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 351.3 | 331.2 | 333.2 |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.1 | 291.5 | 320.3 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 298.8 | 298 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 303.3 | 299.6 | 320.8 |
2011 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 295.1 | 304.7 | 312.9 |
2012 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.3 | 305.2 | 314.2 |
2011 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 326.2 | 354.3 |
2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 361.9 | 326.7 | 355.2 |
2013 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 360.5 | 327.2 | 355.5 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.1 | 325.5 | 359.3 |
2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.5 | 328.3 | 362.6 |
2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.8 | 331.7 | 360.2 |
2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 315 | 342 |
2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 319.9 | 345.7 |
2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.7 | 323.0 | 346.7 |
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* Ramon C. Cortines School Of Visual And Performing was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.