Original Research by School Decision on Albert Einstein Continuation
Albert Einstein Continuation is a small alternative high school in North Hills, part of Los Angeles Unified. It enrolls students in grades 9 through 12, with most students in grade 12. The enrollment is small overall.
This school serves a highly specific population. All students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic. The composition reflects a continuation school's typical role: serving students who have not thrived in traditional settings, who may be recovering credits, managing life circumstances, or pursuing completion pathways outside the conventional high school sequence.
State testing data from the most recent year show low proficiency rates across the subjects assessed. In English language arts, proficiency is low. In mathematics, proficiency is considerably lower. Science testing produced no students meeting proficiency. These results align with what continuation schools typically report; they serve a population with interrupted academic progress, and standardized test performance is usually well below district and state averages. A parent considering this school should understand that the academic profile on state measures is notably weak and should look into what the school's actual completion and credit-recovery model offers and how it prepares students for post-secondary steps.
The school does not report a graduation rate in the available data. A parent would want to ask the school directly about completion rates, diploma pathways, how students transition to work or further education, and what support structures exist for students who enroll mid-year or with significant gaps. State assessment proficiency alone is not the whole picture for a continuation school; completion, credit recovery, and next-step outcomes are the meaningful measures.
Los Angeles Unified, the parent district, has implemented changes a family should know about. The district approved a major bond measure to repair and upgrade aging school buildings, funded through property tax increases that will affect families' housing costs over the long term. In February of this year, the district rolled out a district-wide ban on cellphone, smartwatch, and earbud use throughout the entire school day, including lunch and breaks, enforced through lockable storage pouches at most schools. This represents a significant daily change to school culture and how students and parents communicate during the school day. The district has also revised and expanded its Black Student Achievement Plan, which funds culturally responsive curriculum and added counseling and staffing; families should learn how this investment shapes teaching and support at Albert Einstein Continuation specifically.
North Hills is part of Los Angeles County. Housing in the area carries a median home value in the mid-range for the county, with monthly rents also at a typical county level. The area's economic conditions reflect broader Los Angeles patterns, with local unemployment and median household income tracking regional benchmarks.
For a family exploring this school, the central questions are what completion and credit-recovery models it offers, how it tracks student outcomes after enrollment, what counseling and life supports are in place, and how the school's pedagogy and daily structure differ from traditional high schools to serve students who need an alternative pathway.
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