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Environmental Charter High - Lawndale

Q: Is Environmental Charter High - Lawndale a good school?

Environmental Charter High - Lawndale ranks 308 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 86% of California high schools

Summary

Environmental Charter High - Lawndale is a standout public charter high school serving about 490 students in grades 9-12 in the Lawndale area, consistently earning high state rankings and exceptional graduation rates despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school's performance is particularly strong when compared to other local options. Its 97.5% graduation rate far exceeds both the state average and nearby traditional high schools like Hawthorne High and Leuzinger High. Students here also perform remarkably well in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates nearly 30 points above the state average. This success is supported by a lower student-teacher ratio and effective support systems, as evidenced by the school's top-tier rankings for student subgroups and its high-performing Environmental Charter High - Lawndale District.

While math scores are an area for growth, the school's overall model proves highly effective, especially when contrasted with the starkly different results at a nearby charter, Family First Charter. The school also shows impressive improvement in student attendance. For families in the area, Environmental Charter High - Lawndale represents a proven, high-quality choice that delivers strong and stable outcomes for its students.

488

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,782

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16315 Grevillea Ave.
Lawndale, CA 90260-2858

(310) 214-3400

District: Environmental Charter High - Lawndale District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.7%

African American:

4.1%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2019 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

California avg41%

308^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From top 29% (2019) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 1,543Environmental Charter High - Lawndale District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	308 of 2162	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	413 of 2159	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	398 of 2170	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	580 of 2123	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	564 of 1290	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	626 of 2133	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	60.7	183 of 592	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	628 of 1161	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	563 of 1117	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	230 of 1906	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	390 of 1915	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	384 of 1915	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	469 of 1858	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	389 of 1054	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	687 of 1833	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	94 of 1900	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	196 of 1902	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	111 of 1917	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.1	312 of 1861	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	373 of 1814	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	140 of 2013	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	226 of 2026	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	159 of 2030	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	331 of 1943	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	408 of 1126	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	391 of 1937	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	392 of 1942	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	391 of 1948	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	367 of 1963	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	623 of 1916	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	671 of 1122	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.1	516 of 1880	72.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	71.9	201 of 1197	83.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2019)69th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science36%+4 vs state

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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 (2024)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
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	488	31	15.9	75.8%	11 (2.3%)	20 (4.1%)	433 (88.7%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	85.2	308^th of 2162 public high schools	85.8%		80.1	413^th of 2159 public high schools	80.9%	105				36.3	36.3		78.2	78.2		41.1	41.1	$20,782	$1,826	$18,956
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	$24,479	$5,061	$19,418
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	$35,317	$9,432	$25,885
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	$23,562	$11,894	$11,668
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	$22,828	$4,629	$18,199
North High	Public	9-12	3620 West 182nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4412	1,812	69	26.4	44.6%	173 (9.5%)	139 (7.7%)	846 (46.7%)	492 (27.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.0%)	142 (7.8%)	90.3	194^th of 2162 public high schools	91.0%		89.6	238^th of 2159 public high schools	89.0%	44			46.2		45.9		85.0	85.0		54.6	54.6	$17,016	$523	$16,493
Environmental Charter High - Gardena	Public, Charter	9-12	2818 Manhattan Beach Blvd.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter High - Gardena District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 295-9898	454	28	16.4	87.2%	0 (0.0%)	75 (16.5%)	347 (76.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.8%)	74.2	504^th of 2162 public high schools	76.7%		62.3	713^th of 2159 public high schools	67.0%	209				36.2	36.2		71.0	71.0		25.5	25.5	$20,749	$803	$19,946
Renaissance County Community	Public	7-12	14600 Cerise Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-9910	132	8	16.1	73.5%	2 (1.5%)	24 (18.2%)	101 (76.5%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	19.5	1702^nd of 2162 public high schools	21.3%		14.1	1847^th of 2159 public high schools	14.5%	145	12.5			0.0	5.7	10.5	23.7	19.0	0.0	11.4	7.3	$23,597	$5,379	$18,218
Mira Costa High	Public	9-12	1401 Artesia Blvd.	Manhattan Beach	90266	Los Angeles County	Manhattan Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 318-7337	2,473	100	24.6	7.0%	1,455 (58.8%)	30 (1.2%)	365 (14.8%)	275 (11.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	331 (13.4%)	94.1	119^th of 2162 public high schools	94.5%		89.4	245^th of 2159 public high schools	88.7%	126			56.9		56.9		81.2	81.2		62.1	62.1	$16,539	$1,267	$15,272
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	$24,032	$5,096	$18,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Environmental Charter High - Lawndale

How many students attend Environmental Charter High - Lawndale?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Environmental Charter High - Lawndale.

Is Environmental Charter High - Lawndale a good school?

Environmental Charter High - Lawndale ranks 308^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Environmental Charter High - Lawndale?

Students at Environmental Charter High - Lawndale are 89% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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