Redondo Union High School: Full Guide

Location: Redondo Beach, CA

Are you a student or parent at Redondo Union High School? Want to understand how to get the most out of high school?

We've written the best guide to Redondo Union High available. Here we'll cover:

• Breakdowns of student ethnicity, gender, and family income
• How safe Redondo Union High is to attend
• SAT/ACT/AP scores earned by Redondo Union High students
• Which AP/IB classes you can take at Redondo Union High
• Every sports team you can join at Redondo Union High

Let's get started!

Basic Information

Redondo Union High School is a public school, supporting grades 9 to 12 . It's located in Redondo Beach, CA in Los Angeles County.

Based on its location, Redondo Union High is classified as a school in a large suburb. Here's the location on a map:

Contact Information

Mailing address:

Redondo Union High School
1401 Inglewood Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278-3999

Phone number: 3107988665

Redondo Union High School homepage: http://www.redondounion.org/

Principal: Nicole Wesley
Email the principal: [email protected]

Student Demographics

Student Enrollment

The total enrollment at Redondo Union High School is 2614 students, making it a very large high school, in the top 10% of all California high schools by size.

Wow! Attending Redondo Union High might feel like attending a college. You'll be surrounded by a large group of students (over 500 per class) and have more options for activities and clubs to join, which can be exciting.

On the other hand, you may also find that resources like counseling are spread thin across so many students. Make sure that you can get enough teacher and counselor attention to succeed at Redondo Union High, which may require being proactive.

Growth in Student Body Size

Is Redondo Union High School growing or shrinking? This will help you see trends in where the school is headed.

From our calculations, the enrollment at Redondo Union High has steadily increased over the past few years. We calculate this by comparing enrollment in grades 9 to 12.

	Male Students	Female Students	All Students
9th grade	356	335	691
10th grade	333	315	648
11th grade	341	303	644
12th grade	331	300	631

As you can see in the table above, the freshman class is 60 students larger than the senior class. This suggests that the school is growing in size and taking on more students.

There are a few reasons this could be happening. The city of Redondo Beach could be growing in population, thus sending more students into Redondo Union High. Alternatively, Redondo Union High could be relaxing its student policies and taking in more students.

Gender Split

Are there more boys or girls at Redondo Union High School?

From our statistics, Redondo Union High has a 53:47 split between male and female students in the high school grades.

Redondo Union High has a balanced male-female ratio that's largely representative of the general population in Los Angeles County. Since the student body is roughly half and half, it should feel like there are equal numbers of boys and girls in your classes.

This usually means that Redondo Union High doesn't strongly select for either males or females, unlike other schools that have a large majority of males or females.

Ethnicity Breakdown

What's the racial diversity at Redondo Union High School? Does one ethnicity make up most of the student body, or is it fairly balanced?

From our statistics, Redondo Union High has a diverse student body. No single ethnicity composes more than 50% of all students, which means you'll be surrounded by a diverse set of students in class. Only a third of California schools show this much diversity.

The most common ethnicity at Redondo Union High is white. In California, white students make up 26.3% of all California students, and are the second most common ethnicity after Hispanic students.

	Percentage	Number
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3%	8
Asian	13.6%	356
Hispanic	24.6%	644
Black	9.8%	257
White	48.0%	1255
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	1.1%	30
Two or more races	2.4%	64

High schools usually reflect the population in the surrounding area, so the ethnicities of students likely resembles those of Redondo Beach. If you'd like to see how other nearby schools look in diversity, just google "[name of school] prepscholar" to find our guide to that specific school.

Income Level of Redondo Union High Families

What are the family incomes of students at Redondo Union High School? To determine this, we look at the number of students who qualify for free or reduced lunches, a classification by the US federal government.

To qualify for a reduced price meal, family income needs to be below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of 4, this means an income of around $45,000 or below.

To qualify for a free meal, family income needs to be below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of 4, this means an income of around $32,000 or below.

The lower the percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced price meals, the higher the income levels are likely to be.

At Redondo Union High, 6.1% of students qualify for reduced-price lunches, and 17.2% qualify for free lunches.

This means Redondo Union High has a low poverty level. The overwhelming majority of students at Redondo Union High don't qualify for free or reduced price lunches. Redondo Beach is thus likely to be an affluent community, with quite high family incomes.

	Number	Percent
Reduced-price lunches	162	6.1%
Free lunches	451	17.2%
Do not qualify for reduced-price or free lunches	2001	76.5%

As with ethnicity, this likely reflects the surrounding community in Redondo Beach and doesn't speak much about the school itself.

Because Redondo Union High is in the top quartile of schools by family income, it's likely to be well-funded relative to other high schools in California. This means you'll likely have access to advanced coursework like AP/IB classes and better-funded extracurriculars and sports.

It's still up to you, though, to take advantage of the resources Redondo Union High has to offer. If you work hard and spend your time effectively, you'll likely be well positioned to succeed in college and beyond.

School Safety

How safe is Redondo Union High School to attend? Can you expect a lot of conflict as a student here?

To study this, we look at disciplinary data for two types of incidents at Redondo Union High: referrals to law enforcement (when incidents are reported to police), and arrests.

These are the most serious disciplinary actions available to school administration and are more severe than suspensions or expulsions. Suspensions are often discretionary and can be given just for being disruptive in class. In contrast, law enforcement referrals and arrests often indicate incidents that put the safety of other Redondo Union High students at risk.

With this record, is Redondo Union High School significantly different from other schools in the area? It could be that Redondo Union High has an especially bad record, or it could be that the local area shows a pattern.

Compare this school with other high schools in the same school district, using the following table:

Redondo Beach Unified School District Safety

School Name	Total Referred	Total Arrests	Enrollment
Redondo Shores High (continuation)	6	4	77
Redondo Beach Learning Academy	6	0	20

Academic Performance

Now we get to a major aspect of assessing a high school: academic performance. How good of an education will you get at Redondo Union High School? Will you be competitive for college? Will you have access to advanced classes?

We've compiled everything we could find about Redondo Union High's academics here.

Graduation Rate

To start off, an important benchmark of academic achievement is graduation rate. For all students who start high school at Redondo Union High, the state of California wants as many students to graduate as possible, since a high school diploma can mean a big difference in getting a job.

Note: This data comes from a few years back, but the trends are likely to stay the same, since schools don't get significantly better or worse within a short period of time.

Standardized Testing

Next, we'll look at another major piece of high school academics: standardized testing performance for Redondo Union High School students. These are tests that are administered to large populations of students for comparison purposes.

Let’s start by taking a look at the data for nationally administered standardized tests.

SAT Scores

As you probably know, the SAT is a critical test used for college admissions. The higher the score you get, the better your academic performance compared to students nationwide, and the easier it is to get into top colleges.

We did in-depth research and found the average Redondo Union High School SAT scores.

Here's a breakdown of SAT scores by section:

Average SAT Scores (2013-2014)

Source	Critical Reading	Math	Writing	Composite
Redondo Union High	530	550	534	1610
California	498	510	496	1504
United States	495	511	484	1490

Note that the SAT has since changed to a 1600 scale, but the trends above for your high school are likely to continue. Just use this guide to convert between the old 2400 scale and the new 1600 scale.

To learn more about SAT percentile rankings, read our guide on what SAT percentiles really mean.

How good is 1610 as an SAT score? Find out with our complete 1610 SAT score guide, including which colleges you can get into with a 1610 or any other SAT score!

ACT Scores

In California, the ACT is less popular than the SAT. Fewer students take the ACT, and typically these students are more motivated and academically prepared for college. Therefore, it's harder to compare Redondo Union High School ACT scores with the rest of the country.

Here are the average English, Math, Reading, and Science scores for Redondo Union High compared to California and the US:

Average ACT Scores

Source	English	Math	Reading	Science
Redondo Union High	25	25	24	24
California	21.8	22.8	22.3	21.7
United States	20.3	20.9	21.3	20.8

Scores provided are for the 2013-14 school year.

Find out more about percentile rankings and the ACT in this article.

Every individual is different. What counts as a good ACT score for you? Learn more with this article!

Advanced Placement (AP)

Advanced Placement (AP) classes are college-level courses that are an additional academic challenge may give Redondo Union High School students credit for college.

Here's what we're looking for: high average AP test scores as well as high AP passing rates.

AP Scores

Every year, roughly 749 students in grades 9-12 at Redondo Union High take 1368 AP exams. It's important to understand how students score on the AP - earning a 3, 4, or 5 on the AP test means passing the test and often earning college credit.

We have specific data on how many students got a 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (out of 5) on AP exams in the chart below:

AP Test-Taking Statistics

Another way to gauge the quality of a school's AP program is to see how many AP students actually took AP exams at Redondo Union High School. If a lot of students enroll in AP courses but don't actually take the AP tests, it can be a sign that students don't feel adequately prepared to take the test, or the school isn't encouraging students to take the exams enough.

Note: The most recent data we have available is from 2012, so the statistics may have changed since then. Most likely, however, the trends are likely to continue - above average schools are likely to stay above average, and below average schools are likely to stay below average.

AP Passing Rates

For AP students at Redondo Union High School who take the exam, it's important to know how they do. Here we have specific data on how many students got a passing grade (a 3 or above) on all, some, or none of the AP exams that they took.