High school (grades 9-12) · Los Angeles, CA

Icef View Park Preparatory High

Federal NCES profile for Icef View Park Preparatory High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 060173111358Charter school
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
📚 AP courses
25
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
90
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Icef View Park Preparatory High earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#60 of 122
high schools in Los Angeles · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
14.9:1
small classes for California
85.6%
free-lunch eligible

Icef View Park Preparatory High has class sizes smaller than 89% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Icef View Park Preparatory High ranks #60 of 122 high schools in Los Angeles, CA.

Enrollment

313

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.9:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

-31% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

85.6%

vs 55.5% California avg

+54% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Icef View Park Preparatory High compares with California and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:114.9:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Icef View Park Preparatory High

Icef View Park Preparatory High is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter high school in Los Angeles, California, enrolling 313 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 14.9:1, Icef View Park Preparatory High is leaner than roughly 89% of California schools and 31% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 85.6% of students qualify for free meals, 54% above the California average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 313 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.

Against 1,072 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #116.

Its student body is predominantly African American (90% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 19/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 5 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 52 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 57.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 18.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Los Angeles's high schools, it stands alongside Venice Senior High (2,293 students): Icef View Park Preparatory High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (14.9:1 vs 24.4:1).

Icef View Park Preparatory High District is a single-school charter district, so Icef View Park Preparatory High operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Icef View Park Preparatory High compares

Icef View Park Preparatory High on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.9:1 ▼ 31% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 85.6% ▲ 54% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 313 top 72% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.9:1
Leaner classes than 48% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
313
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
85.6%
free-lunch eligible - 54% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14.9:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 11% in California - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
57.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,682
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $16,509
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 52 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 89.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Two or More 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 89.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.7, Icef View Park Preparatory High is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 5

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Icef View Park Preparatory High District, which includes Icef View Park Preparatory High.

$18,682
Per student
+13%
vs California
Avg $16,509
+13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.1%
State 61.0%
Federal 18.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar high schools in Los Angeles

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Icef View Park Preparatory High's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Icef View Park Preparatory High

How many students attend Icef View Park Preparatory High?

Icef View Park Preparatory High has 313 students enrolled. It is a high school in Los Angeles, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Icef View Park Preparatory High?

The student-teacher ratio at Icef View Park Preparatory High is 14.9:1, which is 31% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 5% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Icef View Park Preparatory High?

85.6% of students at Icef View Park Preparatory High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Icef View Park Preparatory High?

The largest demographic group at Icef View Park Preparatory High is African American at 89.8% of enrollment, in Los Angeles, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Icef View Park Preparatory High?

Icef View Park Preparatory High has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Icef View Park Preparatory High rank among high schools in Los Angeles?

By Resource Investment Index, Icef View Park Preparatory High ranks #60 of 122 high schools in Los Angeles, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Los Angeles on the city page.

Is Icef View Park Preparatory High a good school?

Icef View Park Preparatory High earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Icef View Park Preparatory High District?

None; Icef View Park Preparatory High District is a single-school charter district, and Icef View Park Preparatory High is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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