Phineas Banning Senior High

Phineas Banning Senior High sits in Wilmington, a working-class harbor community tucked between the Port of Los Angeles and the city's industrial waterfront — a neighborhood with a tight-knit, largely Latino identity and a strong sense of local pride. Banning lands solidly in the middle of the pack statewide, with scores that reflect a school working hard in a community that faces real economic challenges. Families who are engaged and looking for a school with a genuine neighborhood feel — rather than a highly competitive suburban campus — may find Banning to be a solid home base for their high schooler.