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Centinela Valley Union High

At a glance

1188^thof 1,543 California districts▼ 203

Better than 23% of California districts

High 5Grades 9-12

14901 South Inglewood Ave.
Lawndale, CA 90260-1251·(310) 263-3200·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 23% of districts

Schools

5,351

Students

Top rankedLeuzinger High1209^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Smallest classes

R. K. Lloyde High 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The Centinela Valley Union High district consists of five high schools serving grades 9-12 in a high-need area, where performance varies dramatically from some of the strongest to some of the most challenged schools in the state.

Within the district, Leuzinger High and Lawndale High stand out with graduation rates of 94%, above the state average, and the best academic performance. In contrast, R. K. Lloyde High faces severe challenges, with extremely low test scores and a chronic absenteeism rate nearly four times the state average, despite having the highest per-student spending and smallest class sizes in the district. Hawthorne High and the small Centinela Valley Independent Study program fall in the middle, with the independent study program showing a high graduation rate but very low math proficiency.

Overall, the district struggles significantly with math proficiency and chronic absenteeism, but the averages hide the success of its larger comprehensive schools. The extreme differences between schools suggest that challenges and effective practices are not evenly distributed, making it important for families to look at individual school data rather than just the district's overall profile.

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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 (2025)
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 10th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Hawthorne High	Public	9-12	4859 West El Segundo Blvd.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-4400	1,675	78	21.5	80.0%	24 (1.4%)	158 (9.4%)	1,424 (85.0%)	33 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (1.8%)	36.9	1333^rd of 2162 public high schools	38.3%		43.2	1164^th of 2159 public high schools	46.1%	169	16.4	9.8	13.3	52.3	52.3	14.7	14.7	$27,747	$24,446	$3,301
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	1,981	89	22.1	83.2%	29 (1.5%)	327 (16.5%)	1,428 (72.1%)	91 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (2.4%)	54 (2.7%)	42.2	1209^th of 2162 public high schools	44.1%		48.2	1051^st of 2159 public high schools	51.3%	158	16.2	12.6	14.5	55.8	55.8	19.4	19.4	$25,462	$22,298	$3,164
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	230	19	11.8	80.4%	3 (1.3%)	50 (21.7%)	159 (69.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.5%)	9	2066^th of 2162 public high schools	4.4%		13.3	1878^th of 2159 public high schools	13.0%	188	9.1	0.0	1.5	4.6	4.6	0.0	0.0	$51,107	$43,560	$7,547
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	1,403	70	19.9	78.3%	20 (1.4%)	322 (23.0%)	961 (68.5%)	42 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	48 (3.4%)	39.6	1268^th of 2162 public high schools	41.4%		46.1	1097^th of 2159 public high schools	49.2%	171	14.5	12.5	13.4	50.3	50.3	18.7	18.7	$31,029	$27,760	$3,269
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	62	2	29.1	77.4%	2 (3.2%)	5 (8.1%)	49 (79.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	19.1	1712^th of 2162 public high schools	20.8%		34.6	1384^th of 2159 public high schools	35.9%	328	9.5	7.7	8.8	31.3	31.3	0.0	0.0	$22,172	$19,928	$2,244

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Family First Charter District	0.39 mi	1
Hawthorne	0.43 mi	11	735^th
Wiseburn Unified	0.6 mi	9
Wiseburn Elementary	0.65 mi	7
Da Vinci Connect District	0.7 mi	1

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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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