Annually, US News and World Report issues its rankings for the Best High Schools locally and national. LACES is a top school in LAUSD #27 out of 2,494 in California #221 out of 17,245 in the nation Our overall rating is 98.72
L.A Unified’s premiere magnet schools have been recognized for exceptional merit and innovation by Magnet Schools of America, a national organization that represents nearly 4,000 theme-based programs across the U.S. LACES has also been recertified as a Magnet School of America.