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Artesia High

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Artesia High ranks 1068 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1068^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 51% of California high schools

Summary

Artesia High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Lakewood, CA, with approximately 1,384 students in the ABC Unified School District, where it stands out for serving a student population with very high economic need.

While the school excels at graduating its students, with a rate consistently above 95%, it faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism and academic proficiency in core subjects like math and science. Its academic performance is notably lower than many nearby schools in the same district, such as Whitney (Gretchen) High and Cerritos High, creating a wide performance gap within ABC Unified. Interestingly, Artesia High spends more per student than these higher-performing neighbors, suggesting factors beyond funding, like attendance, are influencing outcomes.

The school shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and special education students, and its graduation success is a key positive. However, its academic ranking has declined over the past decade, and recovery from pandemic-era attendance issues has been slower than average. Compared to schools in other districts like Ernest S. McBride Senior High in Long Beach Unified, Artesia's results are mixed, highlighting the complex picture of a school working to support a high-needs community.

1,384

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,786

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12108 East Del Amo Blvd.
Lakewood, CA 90715-1516

(562) 229-7700

District: ABC Unified

Feeder schools for Artesia High:

Elementary:	Aloha Elementary
	Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary
	Hawaiian Elementary
	Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary
	More...
	Nixon (Patricia) Elementary
	Palms Elementary
	Willow Elementary
Middle:	Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.2%

Asian:

10.8%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg57%

California avg41%

1,068^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the ABC Unified

415^th of 1,543ABC Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1068 of 2162	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	1137 of 2159	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	783 of 2170	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	1002 of 2123	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	1065 of 2133	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	691 of 2017	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.9	508 of 2021	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	69.6	580 of 2039	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	61.1	725 of 1994	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	345 of 2426	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	258 of 2354	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	59.9	523 of 2367	77.9%	★★★★☆
2010	56.4	589 of 2281	74.2%	★★★★☆
2009	47.1	818 of 2238	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.5	688 of 2117	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.7	683 of 2063	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.7	824 of 1968	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.2	587 of 1901	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.0	587 of 1653	64.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	301 of 523	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	350 of 517	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	84.5	64 of 521	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	192 of 522	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	348 of 592	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	245 of 582	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	317 of 585	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	424 of 573	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	386 of 581	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	383 of 582	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	401 of 581	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.6	501 of 1161	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	460 of 1117	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	339 of 1052	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.6	326 of 1085	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	86 of 1064	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	57.8	226 of 1044	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	434 of 941	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	358 of 938	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	983 of 1906	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1173 of 1915	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	804 of 1915	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	770 of 1858	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	983 of 1833	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.0	512 of 1760	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	880 of 1900	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	874 of 1902	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	565 of 1917	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	47.9	874 of 1861	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	833 of 1814	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	423 of 1742	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	868 of 2013	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	943 of 2026	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	535 of 2030	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	801 of 1943	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	869 of 1937	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	501 of 1862	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	1008 of 1942	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	955 of 1948	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	671 of 1963	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	1112 of 1916	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1012 of 1880	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	864 of 1834	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	37 of 85	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	41 of 85	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.4	5 of 74	93.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	411 of 577	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	556 of 574	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	384 of 541	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	294 of 515	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	385 of 1252	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	698 of 1216	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	403 of 1197	66.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	975 of 1155	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	94.1	39 of 1222	96.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+4 vs school

Migrant (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Artesia High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Artesia High	Public	9-12	12108 East Del Amo Blvd.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7700	1,384	75	18.4	86.3%	26 (1.9%)	73 (5.3%)	1,069 (77.2%)	149 (10.8%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	53 (3.8%)	48.5	1068^th of 2162 public high schools	50.6%		44.5	1137^th of 2159 public high schools	47.3%	69		24.9		24.3			47.2	47.2			24.9	24.9	$19,786	$2,131	$17,655
Cerritos High	Public	9-12	12500 East 183rd St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7715	1,996	83	23.9	43.1%	138 (6.9%)	112 (5.6%)	596 (29.9%)	1,036 (51.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	102 (5.1%)	95.2	92^nd of 2162 public high schools	95.7%		94.1	130^th of 2159 public high schools	94.0%	38		59.6		59.5			86.7	86.7			57.9	57.9	$18,498	$1,988	$16,510
Ernest S. McBride Senior High	Public	9-12	7025 East Parkcrest St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-3539	682	29	23.4	40.3%	118 (17.3%)	51 (7.5%)	388 (56.9%)	77 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	40 (5.9%)	91.4	176^th of 2162 public high schools	91.9%		84.7	330^th of 2159 public high schools	84.7%	154			47.0	47.0			82.9	82.9			45.1	45.1	$20,610	$3,761	$16,849
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	8281 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4101	1,983	83	23.7	69.5%	274 (13.8%)	74 (3.7%)	893 (45.0%)	622 (31.4%)	11 (0.6%)	9 (0.5%)	99 (5.0%)	80.3	401^st of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		88.7	254^th of 2159 public high schools	88.2%	147		41.3		40.9			73.5	73.5			39.8	39.8	$17,222	$804	$16,418
ABC Secondary (Alternative)	Public	7-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7770	17	4	4.2	64.7%	2 (11.8%)	2 (11.8%)	11 (64.7%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$15,988	$1,988	$14,000
Los Alamitos High	Public	9-12	3591 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4780	2,915	117	25.0	16.4%	1,159 (39.8%)	103 (3.5%)	877 (30.1%)	475 (16.3%)	2 (0.1%)	22 (0.8%)	266 (9.1%)	85.2	309^th of 2162 public high schools	85.7%		92.5	171^st of 2159 public high schools	92.1%	138		47.7	0.0	46.8			73.0	73.0			45.7	45.7	$16,060	$609	$15,451
Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7760	164	15	10.7	76.8%	14 (8.5%)	13 (7.9%)	114 (69.5%)	18 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	21.9	1654^th of 2162 public high schools	23.5%		11.4	1981^st of 2159 public high schools	8.2%	327		16.0		16.0			30.0	30.0			4.0	4.0	$27,262	$2,015	$25,247
Oxford Academy	Public	7-12	5172 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3055	1,315	53	24.9	50.0%	65 (4.9%)	10 (0.8%)	230 (17.5%)	960 (73.0%)	15 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.7%)	99.3	5^th of 2162 public high schools	99.8%		99.5	5^th of 2159 public high schools	99.8%		89.1	93.0		90.8	99.6	97.4	98.4	98.5	94.3	93.9	95.1	94.4	$16,129	$701	$15,428
Gahr (Richard) High	Public	9-12	11111 Artesia Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7730	1,631	73	22.4	61.2%	86 (5.3%)	187 (11.5%)	890 (54.6%)	374 (22.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (5.3%)	63.9	720^th of 2162 public high schools	66.7%		86.6	288^th of 2159 public high schools	86.7%	432		32.0	15.8	31.2			61.5	61.5			30.3	30.3	$19,784	$2,041	$17,743
Whitney (Gretchen) High	Public	7-12	16800 Shoemaker Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7745	1,024	39	25.9	31.0%	31 (3.0%)	22 (2.1%)	133 (13.0%)	790 (77.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.1%)	99.5	1^st of 2162 public high schools	100.0%		99.6	1^st of 2159 public high schools	100.0%		93.3	97.1		95.2	98.2	99.4	100.0	99.2	95.7	99.4	98.8	98.0	$16,454	$1,529	$14,925

Frequently Asked Questions about Artesia High

How many students attend Artesia High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,384 students attended Artesia High.

What is the racial makeup of Artesia High?

Students at Artesia High are 77% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools feed into Artesia High?

Artesia High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aloha Elementary
Elementary : Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary
Elementary : Hawaiian Elementary
Elementary : Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary
Elementary : Nixon (Patricia) Elementary
Elementary : Palms Elementary
Elementary : Willow Elementary
Middle : Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle

Is Artesia High a good school?

Artesia High ranks 1068^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Artesia High in?

ABC Unified

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