Phineas Banning Senior High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Los Angeles Unified

1527 Lakme Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744 Map

Math (met standard)
41%
+9 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
65%
+7 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
35%
−3 state 38% · 2025-26
Low income
91%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
2,422
2024-25
Students per teacher
17.5
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 41% state 32% · 2025-26 65% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 41% state 32% · 2025-26 65% state 57% · 2025-26 35% state 38% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 41% state 32% 65% state 57% 35% state 38%
2024-25 25% state 31% 51% state 57% 29% state 34%
2023-24 17% state 28% 49% state 56% 17% state 32%
2022-23 17% state 27% 42% state 55% 16% state 32%
2021-22 12% state 27% 38% state 55% 12% state 29%
2020-21 18% state 34% 45% state 59% —
2018-19 26% state 32% 59% state 57% 17% state 30%
2017-18 18% state 31% 36% state 56% —
2016-17 19% state 32% 49% state 60% —
2015-16 20% state 32% 53% state 59% —
2014-15 17% state 30% 38% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
90%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
72%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
51%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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−43 vs state · 2024-25
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37%
+5 vs state
59%
+1 vs state
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−4 vs state
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11%
−21 vs state
62%
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2.1 mi
25%
−7 vs state
64%
+6 vs state
38%
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10%
−21 vs state
49%
−8 vs state
12%
−21 vs state
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29%
−3 vs state
57%
−1 vs state
23%
−15 vs state
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32%
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2.7 mi
7%
−25 vs state
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−50 vs state
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