City: La Canada, CA
Address: 4463 Oak Grove Dr.
District: La Canada Unified
School Enrollment: 2151
White students: 66.2%
Black students: 0.5%
Hispanic students: 2.8%
Asian students: 28.8%
Native American students: 0.1%
Filipino students: 0.5%
Pacific Islander students: 0.2%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.9%
White students: 1424
Black students: 11
Native American students: 2
Filipino students: 11
Hispanic students: 61
Pacific Islander students: 4
Multi-racial/other students: 19
Grade 7 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 26.6%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 19.3%
AP percentage of students tested: 98%
AP base score: 858
AP statewide rank: 10
AP similar schools rank: 9
Total number of teachers: 86
Teachers with full credentials: 76
Teachers with emergency credentials: 9
Teachers with waivers: 1
Councelors: 7
Librarians: 1
Psychologists: 2
Speech/language/hearing specialists: 3
Other staff: 1
API computer science courses: 2
API computer science enrollment: 74
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 96
API foreign language courses: 1
API foreign language enrollment: 32
API math courses: 2
API math enrollment: 40
API science courses: 4
API science enrollment: 153
API social science courses: 3
API social science enrollment: 353
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 381
8th grade enrollment : 367
9th grade enrollment : 356
10th grade enrollment : 369
11th grade enrollment : 345
12th grade enrollment : 333
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 0
Statistics about La Canada High in La Canada, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 333
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 84.38%
Average verbal SAT score: 558
Average math SAT score: 602
Beginning teacher salary: $37030
Mid-range teacher salary: $58120
Highest teacher salary: $69910
Average principal salary (elementary): $93564
Average principal salary (middle): $85830
Average principal salary (secondary): $97074
Superintendent salary: $121416
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 45.05%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 5.01%
Dollars spent per student: $6141