Summary:
The five high schools in Centinela Valley Union High serve grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, the schools’ unweighted average proficiency was 40% in English language arts (ELA), 14% in math, and 13% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%. ELA is the group’s relative bright spot, but the most important finding is that every school was below the state in math and science.
Leuzinger High stands out in ELA and math: 61% and 24% of students were proficient, respectively—26 and 13 percentage points above the other four schools’ averages. Hawthorne High led science at 21%, 10 points above the other schools’ average. At the other end, R. K. Lloyde High had the lowest results in all three subjects: 7% in ELA, 2% in math, and 3% in science, versus averages of 49%, 18%, and 16% at the other four schools. SchoolDigger ranked Leuzinger highest in the group, at the 44th percentile, and Lloyde lowest, at the 9th.
Average proficiency improved from the prior year by 1 percentage point in ELA, 4 points in math, and 3 points in science; the group narrowed its state gaps in ELA and math but fell further behind in science. Individual trends varied: Leuzinger rose in all three subjects, while Centinela Valley Independent Study made the largest gains in ELA and math, though both schools’ SchoolDigger rankings declined from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026. Staffing and income figures do not follow a simple pattern with results: Lloyde had the lowest student-teacher ratio, 11.8, while Independent Study had the highest, 29.1; all schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 77% to 83%. Attendance is another notable difference: chronic absenteeism ranged from 19% at Leuzinger to 75% at Lloyde, compared with 18% statewide.
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