Summary:
Mayfair High is a public high school located in Lakewood, California, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 2,578 students. The school is part of the Bellflower Unified School District, which is ranked 819 out of 1,560 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Mayfair High consistently outperforms the Bellflower Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2022-2023 school year, 70.11% of Mayfair High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 56.71% for the district and 55.41% for the state. In mathematics, 24.32% of Mayfair High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 16.16% for the district and 27.36% for the state. The school's performance in science, as measured by the CAST assessment, is also noteworthy, with 36.76% of 11th-grade students and 27.27% of 12th-grade students scoring proficient or better, outpacing the district and state averages. Mayfair High has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 92.2% to 95.4% over the past five years, outperforming the district and state averages, and its dropout rates have been relatively low, ranging from 0.0% to 2.9% during the same period.
Compared to nearby schools, such as Somerset High and Bellflower High, Mayfair High stands out with its stronger academic performance, higher graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. This suggests that Mayfair High may be a more desirable option for families seeking a high-performing public high school in the Lakewood area. However, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.3% in 2018-2019 to 19.1% in 2022-2023, which is a trend worth further investigation.
Detail:
Public 7-12
District:
Bellflower Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
709th of 2,346 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,216
Feeder schools for Mayfair High:
Student/teacher ratio: 22.5
Number of students: 2,578
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
57.0%
African American:
15.9%
White:
11.4%
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Asian:
11.4%
Two or more races:
3.0%
Pacific Islander:
1.0%
American Indian:
0.2%
Not Specified:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.9%
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