Foshay Learning Center, Los Angeles CA

Original Research by School Decision on Foshay Learning Center

Foshay Learning Center is a kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade public school in Los Angeles Unified serving a student body that is predominantly Latino and Black, with a majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school spans all grade levels under one roof, which is unusual; most schools of this type serve either elementary or secondary students, not both.

Academic performance, measured by state assessments, is low across subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency rises modestly from third grade through a peak in fourth grade before declining again in the upper grades. In mathematics, proficiency is particularly weak, starting at roughly one-third of students meeting standards in third grade and dropping sharply to below one-fifth by eighth grade. Science proficiency, measured in fifth and eighth grades, hovers around one-fifth to one-third. These results position Foshay in the bottom quartile of schools among Los Angeles County districts when proficiency is measured across tested subjects and grades.

The school does offer International Baccalaureate programming, an advanced curriculum pathway available to high school students. This offering exists alongside the general academic pathway and serves students capable of meeting its demands. However, a graduation rate was not reported in the available data, and no information about dropout, completion, or on-time graduation outcomes is present. A parent may want to look into this further with the school.

Enrollment is substantial for the grade band, with the school building small cohorts in kindergarten through second grade (fewer than thirty students per grade) and significantly larger cohorts in middle and high school (roughly two hundred students per grade). This means upper-grade students encounter a much larger peer environment than lower-grade students do.

The school's location in Los Angeles sits within a city experiencing active housing growth and rezoning tied to a statewide housing shortage. Home values in the 90018 zip code are moderate relative to county benchmarks, and rental costs have climbed modestly. Families moving into the area should be aware that Los Angeles voters approved a major bond measure for school facilities, which will raise property taxes over a long repayment term.

At the district level, LAUSD implemented an all-day cellphone and smartwatch ban for all students as of February 2025, a change that affects how students and families communicate during the school day. The district also expanded its Black Student Achievement Plan with additional culturally responsive curriculum and support staffing, funded at increased levels for 2025-26.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 150 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 48% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 43% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 36% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 622%

School 22% · District 35% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 722%

School 22% · District 34% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 32% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 44% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 45% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 47% · ▼ 1 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 46% · ▼ 2 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 741%

School 41% · District 46% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 45% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 29% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 27% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 43% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

This schoolLos Angeles Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income92%51 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income42%Higher-income36%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income34%Higher-income50%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income21%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income22%Higher-income21%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income15%Higher-income25%10 pp gap