Best Public Schools in Lawndale, CA

Summary:

The city of Lawndale, California is home to 13 schools across two school districts - the Lawndale Elementary School District and the Centinela Valley Union High School District. The schools include 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 5 high schools, with no alternative schools in the area.

A few schools stand out in Lawndale, including Environmental Charter High - Lawndale, which has the highest statewide ranking among high schools, the best 4-year graduation rate at 96.1%, and the lowest dropout rate at 2.4%. The middle school Jane Addams Middle and the elementary school Mark Twain Elementary also stand out with the highest statewide rankings in their respective grade levels. Additionally, Billy Mitchell Elementary has the lowest student-teacher ratio of 19.1 among the elementary schools.

However, the data also reveals a mixed picture, with the Centinela Valley Union High School District ranked 1,108 out of 1,560 school districts in California and rated 1 out of 5 stars, indicating the high schools are generally underperforming. In contrast, the Lawndale Elementary School District is ranked 690 out of 1,560 and rated 3 out of 5 stars, suggesting the elementary and middle schools are performing better. Socioeconomic factors also appear to play a significant role, with schools having higher free/reduced lunch rates tending to have lower performance on metrics like test scores and graduation rates.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2023)			CAST Science (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts End of Course	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Environmental Charter High - Lawndale	Public, Charter	9-12	16315 Grevillea Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter High - Lawndale District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 214-3400	502	29	17.3	77.9%	17 (3.4%)	28 (5.6%)	431 (85.9%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	74.5	416^th of 2348 public high schools	82.3%		67	580^th of 2123 public high schools	72.7%	164						24.2	24.2							86.3	86.3							41.1	41.1
Leuzinger High	Public	9-12	4118 West Rosecrans Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-2208	1,896	101	18.8	74.0%	26 (1.4%)	299 (15.8%)	1,405 (74.1%)	91 (4.8%)	2 (0.1%)	33 (1.7%)	38 (2.0%)	40.7	1115^th of 2348 public high schools	52.5%		43	1096^th of 2123 public high schools	48.4%	19						10.3	10.3							53.4	53.4							16.7	16.7
R. K. Lloyde High	Public	9-12	4951 Marine Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-3264	239	21	11.4	87.4%	8 (3.3%)	39 (16.3%)	180 (75.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	8.7	2155^th of 2348 public high schools	8.2%		12.1	1934^th of 2123 public high schools	8.9%	221						1.7	1.7							4.9	4.9							1.2	1.2
Lawndale High	Public	9-12	14901 South Inglewood Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-3102	1,921	109	17.5	71.6%	35 (1.8%)	417 (21.7%)	1,314 (68.4%)	62 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	79 (4.1%)	38.5	1187^th of 2348 public high schools	49.4%		41.6	1140^th of 2123 public high schools	46.3%	47						15.2	15.2							47.8	47.8							14.4	14.4
Centinela Valley Independent Study	Public, Virtual	9-12	4951 Marine Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 263-3264	48	1	48.9	77.1%	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)	42 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	9.5	2090^th of 2348 public high schools	11.0%					(n/a)														14.3	14.3							0.0	0.0
Billy Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-5	14429 Condon Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-6140	440	23	19.1	88.4%	12 (2.7%)	43 (9.8%)	341 (77.5%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	22 (5.0%)	34.4	3551^st of 5874 public elementary schools	39.5%		44.6	2820^th of 5883 public elementary schools	52.1%	731				18.8			18.8	32.2	29.6	46.0					36.4	33.3	24.1	29.7					29.2	93.8				95.1		$9,762
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3533 West Marine Blvd.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1121	472	19	24.8	88.3%	17 (3.6%)	96 (20.3%)	311 (65.9%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (6.1%)	33	3649^th of 5874 public elementary schools	37.9%		30.7	3822^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	35.0%	173				14.7			14.7	27.0	40.2	42.6					37.7	34.4	27.8	22.1					27.3							$11,028
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	3728 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-9134	595	25	24.2	61.0%	46 (7.7%)	36 (6.1%)	423 (71.1%)	45 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.2%)	76.8	1286^th of 5874 public elementary schools	78.1%		78.9	1237^th of 5883 public elementary schools	79.0%	49	22.2		22.2	49.4			49.4	54.4	54.4	60.7					56.5	67.4	50.0	51.7					56.4							$7,813
Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4110 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-1197	799	35	22.6	67.2%	21 (2.6%)	113 (14.1%)	574 (71.8%)	57 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	29 (3.6%)	50.1	1165^th of 2802 public middle schools	58.4%		50.3	1171^st of 2740 public middle schools	57.3%	6		13.6	13.6		28.1		28.1				49.6	48.0	47.2		48.3				27.0	27.4	21.2		25.1							$8,019
William Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	4130 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0197	609	26	23.8	90.1%	17 (2.8%)	48 (7.9%)	459 (75.4%)	59 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	19 (3.1%)	48.1	2633^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	55.2%		50.9	2493^rd of 5883 public elementary schools	57.6%	140				23.3			23.3	49.4	41.8	44.0					44.8	56.1	36.0	26.7					37.8	95.2	97.1	98.1	97.1	96.2	98.1	$8,248
William Green Elementary	Public	K-5	4520 West 168th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 370-3585	565	22	25.6	85.3%	20 (3.5%)	22 (3.9%)	475 (84.1%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.8%)	36.7	3383^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	42.4%		34.6	3478^th of 5883 public elementary schools	40.9%	95				22.9			22.9	43.9	29.3	45.4					40.6	25.5	22.7	28.4					25.9	97.2				97.2		$8,439
Jane Addams Middle	Public	6-8	4535 West 153rd Pl.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-4806	740	36	20.3	77.8%	18 (2.4%)	46 (6.2%)	624 (84.3%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (3.1%)	65.9	765^th of 2802 public middle schools	72.7%		55.5	1008^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.2%	243					35.0		35.0				55.1	58.5	51.0		54.8				34.5	36.4	34.8		35.3							$8,168
Lucille J. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	4521 West 147th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-2915	335	13	25.7	84.5%	18 (5.4%)	41 (12.2%)	244 (72.8%)	25 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	40.6	3094^th of 5874 public elementary schools	47.3%		60.9	1985^th of 5883 public elementary schools	66.3%	1109				13.2			13.2	49.2	35.4	42.3					42.2	41.3	32.3	24.5					33.2	91.7				93.8		$9,142

Cities Near Lawndale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hawthorne	1.02 mi	32	381^st
Torrance	1.17 mi	36	131^st
Gardena	1.32 mi	19	608^th
Redondo Beach	1.38 mi	14	85^th
Manhattan Beach	2.03 mi	8	15^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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