La Canada High School

La Canada High School

Public High School | Grade 7-12
4463 Oak Grove Dr,  La Canada, CA
La Canada Unified School District
3.7
3.7
1,993 Students
A+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
James Cartnal
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Average SAT Score
1400
Average ACT Score
32
Math Proficiency
81%
Reading Proficiency
89%
Average GPA
3.68
Graduation Rate
99%

Niche Grade

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

Academics
Average GPA
3.68
Reading Proficiency
89%
Math Proficiency
81%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
83
Full Time Teachers
83
Teachers in First or Second Year
4.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1400
Math
710
Verbal
690
Average ACT
32
Math
31
English
32
Reading
32
Science
31
Number of AP Courses
15
AP Pass Rate
89.7%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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GreatSchools Rating
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Test Scores

Math
62.3%
State Average
17.9%
Science
41.2%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
GreatSchools
The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
264:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.2%
Female
47.7%
White
46.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
30.3%
Hispanic
12.8%
Two or more races
9.9%
Black
<1%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#12 Best Public HS Teachers in California
#20 Best College Prep Public HS in California
#30 Best Public HS in California
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB 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 403 Students
University of Southern California 315 Students
University of California - San Diego 290 Students
University of California - Berkeley 283 Students
University of California - Santa Barbara 269 Students
University of California - Irvine 225 Students
University of California - Davis 174 Students
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 162 Students
New York University 129 Students
University of California - Santa Cruz 126 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 175 Students
Psychology 130 Students
Biology 120 Students
Political Science and Government 82 Students
Computer Science 79 Students
Economics 68 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 60 Students
Mathematics 48 Students
Environmental Science 41 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 40 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 308 Reviews
5.0 Senior
6/4/2024
This school helped me excel in my dreams as of becoming an art major. I hope I can pursue art in my future and transform the ways people think about art in which it can e helpful to those in crisis. In La Canada, I was able to accomplish my dreams with their resources and club activities to dream froward in my goals. I hope that I will be able to collaborate with a lot of people in the future just like how I did in LCHS.
4.0 Senior
5/9/2024
I think La Canada High School is a great school, but there is a lot of pressure to be a high achieving student. Sometimes I feel out of place as an average B student. I wish there was a bit more acceptance and diversity regarding this topic.
5.0 Alum
7/19/2023
The classes of La Canada High School are very small, making for a close-knit community. The staff are friendly and the teachers are excellent.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.7 31 Reviews
5.0 other
3/1/2025
The reason this school district is consistently at the top of all rankings is parental involvement with a top notch faculty. La Canada is renowned for its schools, and that is a primary reason why real estate is so valuable in this community. If you don't have school age children, there are better v...
1.0 parent
1/28/2024
Let’s just be clear. The reason the school is rated so well is because the parents are very wealthy. Many are extremely wealthy. And colleges LOVE full pay wealthy parents. They prefer them! So when they see LCHS on the collleg app they get excited. The other reason why La Cañada high school student...
5.0 parent
3/25/2023
The school is in a nice neighborhood and very safe. People are friendly. There are many bright kids in every class, so it's a school for kids want to be challenged. Education is solid 5. But I was not happy about the students lost work-life balance and were forced to do homework after midnight. It w...
1.0 parent
12/11/2021
This could be a really awesome school, except for the utter weakness of the administration, in particular, the Principal. My daughter is in 7th, and has to put up with a completely out of control boy who demands attention non-stop. He broke a chair today catapulting another friend, in class. He jump...

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