Best Public Schools in Lakewood, CA

Summary:

The city of Lakewood, California is home to 20 schools spanning 14 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 5 high schools across 4 different school districts: Long Beach Unified, Bellflower Unified, ABC Unified, and Paramount Unified. The data reveals stark contrasts in academic performance between the highest and lowest-performing schools, with some standout schools like Cleveland Elementary and Odyssey STEM Academy excelling, while others like Buena Vista High struggle with low proficiency rates.

The high schools in Lakewood have a wide range of 4-year graduation rates, from 72.7% at Buena Vista High to 99% at Odyssey STEM Academy. Dropout rates also vary significantly, from 1% at Mayfair High and Odyssey STEM Academy to 19.6% at Buena Vista High. Chronic absenteeism is a concern across many schools, ranging from 15.2% at Odyssey STEM Academy to 83.7% at Buena Vista High.

The data suggests potential equity issues, with high-poverty schools generally underperforming their more affluent counterparts. For example, Cleveland Elementary has over 80% proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics, while Buena Vista High struggles with single-digit proficiency rates. This highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure all students have access to a quality education, regardless of their school district or socioeconomic background.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aloha Elementary	Public	K-6	11737 East 214th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7825	316	15	21.0	88.3%	9 (2.8%)	53 (16.8%)	197 (62.3%)	27 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.5%)	45.7	2814^th of 5862 public elementary schools	52.0%		32.5	3693^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	37.1%	879	20.7				20.7	42.9	37.2	37.9	53.7				42.4	53.5	30.2	32.8	31.7				36.8						$19,869	$1,861	$18,008
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	1,441	74	19.5	88.3%	32 (2.2%)	88 (6.1%)	1,098 (76.2%)	162 (11.2%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	49 (3.4%)	40.2	1122^nd of 2323 public high schools	51.7%		55	760^th of 2348 public high schools	67.6%	362			22.3		22.0							41.9	41.9							20.0	20.0						$17,083	$1,636	$15,447
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	353	16	22.0	93.5%	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	309 (87.5%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.7%)	29.4	3968^th of 5862 public elementary schools	32.3%		30.2	3865^th of 5874 public elementary schools	34.2%	103	20.0				20.0	29.2	34.1	18.2	54.8				33.7	29.2	24.4	11.1	25.0				22.5	96.6			96.6		$17,828	$1,874	$15,954
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	12445 East 207th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7900	481	20	24.0	81.3%	15 (3.1%)	69 (14.3%)	284 (59.0%)	60 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.2%)	51.4	2480^th of 5862 public elementary schools	57.7%		45.9	2769^th of 5874 public elementary schools	52.9%	289	27.5				27.5	47.2	34.9	44.9	50.7				44.7	47.2	37.5	31.7	40.9				39.2						$15,867	$1,786	$14,081
Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	11733 East 205th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7910	365	18	20.2	83.0%	11 (3.0%)	23 (6.3%)	271 (74.2%)	35 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.8%)	27.8	4120^th of 5862 public elementary schools	29.7%		30.7	3825^th of 5874 public elementary schools	34.9%	295	32.7				32.7	15.6	34.1	47.9	35.0				33.5	14.9	25.0	16.3	9.8				15.9						$15,798	$1,691	$14,107
Stephen Foster Elementary	Public	K-6	5223 East Bigelow St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6518	519	24	21.4	66.3%	70 (13.5%)	31 (6.0%)	287 (55.3%)	65 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	55 (10.6%)	71.8	1504^th of 5862 public elementary schools	74.3%		73.7	1437^th of 5874 public elementary schools	75.5%	67	30.1				30.1	56.5	58.0	56.2	65.4				59.3	60.9	49.3	42.5	48.8				50.2	90.0	96.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	$16,033	$1,653	$14,380
Esther Lindstrom Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 North Canehill St.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6525	577	23	24.8	65.3%	82 (14.2%)	87 (15.1%)	269 (46.6%)	77 (13.3%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	50 (8.7%)	51.7	2461^st of 5862 public elementary schools	58.0%		46.7	2714^th of 5874 public elementary schools	53.8%	253	27.8				27.8	51.6	34.4	52.2	39.5				43.8	46.9	30.1	41.1	45.4				40.2						$17,539	$1,653	$15,886
Mayfair High	Public	7-12	6000 North Woodruff Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 925-9981	2,457	112	22.0	72.5%	261 (10.6%)	388 (15.8%)	1,428 (58.1%)	276 (11.2%)	5 (0.2%)	22 (0.9%)	75 (3.1%)	52.5	807^th of 2323 public high schools	65.3%		57.1	709^th of 2348 public high schools	69.8%	98		20.3	39.7		29.2					43.7	37.6	67.3	48.9					27.7	17.1	22.6	22.3						$18,264	$1,653	$16,611
Intensive Learning Center	Public	K-6	4718 East Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 633-6492	674	29	23.2	67.5%	36 (5.3%)	89 (13.2%)	480 (71.2%)	30 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	57.3	2177^th of 5862 public elementary schools	62.9%		64.9	1806^th of 5874 public elementary schools	69.3%	371	26.8				26.8	35.3	52.7	42.3	66.0				50.4	50.0	44.1	33.0	40.8				41.3						$17,720	$1,653	$16,067
Craig Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	6144 North Clark Ave.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6540	456	17	26.8	89.0%	19 (4.2%)	62 (13.6%)	313 (68.6%)	32 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	13 (2.9%)	24.9	4365^th of 5862 public elementary schools	25.5%		22.3	4627^th of 5874 public elementary schools	21.2%	262	9.4				9.4	34.0	23.5	27.7	44.6				32.7	28.0	16.2	9.2	24.7				19.1						$15,557	$1,916	$13,641
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	4760 Hackett Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-7552	455	18	26.0	29.9%	167 (36.7%)	14 (3.1%)	189 (41.5%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.1%)	96.6	200^th of 5862 public elementary schools	96.6%		90.3	688^th of 5874 public elementary schools	88.3%	488	68.3				68.3	88.1	78.7	78.1					81.2	86.4	82.0	75.6					80.7	95.7	96.8		96.8	96.8	$18,944	$3,624	$15,320
Gompers	Public	K-5	5206 Briercrest Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 925-2285	363	15	25.0	48.8%	53 (14.6%)	39 (10.7%)	190 (52.3%)	33 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (12.7%)	53.8	2353^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	59.9%		72.2	1489^th of 5874 public elementary schools	74.7%	864	37.9				37.9	48.4	42.1	55.2					48.6	39.1	36.8	34.5					36.9	94.7	96.1	97.4	96.1	96.1	$21,991	$4,410	$17,581
Holmes Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 Barlin Ave.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 633-4427	388	17	23.3	60.3%	22 (5.7%)	99 (25.5%)	179 (46.1%)	52 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	28 (7.2%)	71.9	1496^th of 5862 public elementary schools	74.5%		61.7	1980^th of 5874 public elementary schools	66.3%	484	30.3				30.3	66.1	78.7	51.5					64.0	54.2	63.8	45.5					53.5						$19,200	$3,502	$15,698
Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Country Club Dr.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-1213	513	25	20.5	68.2%	19 (3.7%)	125 (24.4%)	278 (54.2%)	61 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	18 (3.5%)	41	1425^th of 2777 public middle schools	48.7%		26.1	1986^th of 2802 public middle schools	29.1%	561		13.6			13.6				38.7	50.9	45.2		45.0				32.1	26.6	13.6		23.6						$19,158	$3,912	$15,246
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	4400 Briercrest Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-1281	2,580	115	22.3	59.8%	212 (8.2%)	486 (18.8%)	1,437 (55.7%)	278 (10.8%)	3 (0.1%)	66 (2.6%)	98 (3.8%)	38.7	1167^th of 2323 public high schools	49.8%		36.9	1227^th of 2348 public high schools	47.7%	60				15.1	15.1							50.6	50.6							11.5	11.5						$17,210	$2,281	$14,929
MacArthur Elementary	Public	K-5	6011 Centralia St.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-3588	312	13	24.9	44.9%	71 (22.8%)	24 (7.7%)	165 (52.9%)	26 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.4%)	74.8	1368^th of 5862 public elementary schools	76.7%		71.6	1510^th of 5874 public elementary schools	74.3%	142	36.4				36.4	67.4	57.4	54.6					59.7	75.6	55.6	40.9					57.3	96.1	96.1		96.1		$17,702	$4,388	$13,314
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Bomberry St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-7731	416	17	25.2	52.4%	43 (10.3%)	68 (16.3%)	190 (45.7%)	65 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	44 (10.6%)	67.2	1715^th of 5862 public elementary schools	70.7%		73.1	1456^th of 5874 public elementary schools	75.2%	259	39.3				39.3	56.7	45.3	63.9					55.8	55.0	49.1	37.7					47.1	88.3	93.3	95.0	93.3	95.0	$20,544	$4,497	$16,047
Riley Elementary	Public	K-5	3319 Sandwood St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-9595	430	18	24.5	59.1%	30 (7.0%)	56 (13.0%)	260 (60.5%)	50 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	27 (6.3%)	71	1543^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	73.7%		48.3	2620^th of 5874 public elementary schools	55.4%	1077	35.4				35.4	61.8	55.4	66.7					61.0	70.9	44.6	33.3					50.3	95.2		96.8		96.8	$19,315	$3,317	$15,998
Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	3717 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8090	213	16	13.1	93.9%	3 (1.4%)	16 (7.5%)	189 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	9.8	2041^st of 2323 public high schools	12.1%		11.3	1976^th of 2348 public high schools	15.8%	65			3.7		4.4							14.8	14.8							0.0	0.0						$19,993	$2,115	$17,878
Odyssey STEM Academy	Public	9-12	3701 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6025	388	23	17.0	92.8%	12 (3.1%)	29 (7.5%)	335 (86.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	80.3	323^rd of 2323 public high schools	86.1%		66.9	529^th of 2348 public high schools	77.5%	206			51.5		51.5							74.3	74.3							32.7	32.7						$17,315	$1,779	$15,536

Cities Near Lakewood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Long Beach	0.9 mi	82	393^rd
Bellflower	2.11 mi	12	537^th
Paramount	2.3 mi	16	570^th
Signal Hill	2.74 mi	4	329^th
Cerritos	3.34 mi	18	104^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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