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R. K. Lloyde High

Public Grades 9-12

2066^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 4% of California high schools

Summary

R. K. Lloyde High is a small public high school serving about 230 students in grades 9-12 within the Centinela Valley Union High School District in Lawndale, California, but it ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in the state.

The school faces significant challenges, with extremely low proficiency rates in core subjects like English (4.6%) and math (0%), and a chronic absenteeism rate of nearly 75%, which is far higher than the district and state averages. While the school spends more per student than nearby schools like Leuzinger High and Lawndale High, these resources have not translated into better academic outcomes. Its performance is notably lower than other traditional high schools in its own district, which also struggle but rank significantly higher statewide.

Interestingly, the school reports an 80.8% graduation rate, which is above the district average, creating a disconnect with its low test scores. Furthermore, several charter schools in the immediate area, such as Environmental Charter High - Lawndale and Da Vinci Science, demonstrate that high achievement is possible with similar student demographics, highlighting that alternative educational models in the same community can yield very different results.

230

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,317

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4951 Marine Ave.
Lawndale, CA 90260-1251

(310) 263-3264

District: Centinela Valley Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

African American:

21.7%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (81% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg23%

California avg41%

2,066^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Centinela Valley Union High

1188^th of 1,543Centinela Valley Union High 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	9.0	2066 of 2162	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1878 of 2159	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	2014 of 2170	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1934 of 2123	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1196 of 1290	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1998 of 2133	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1960 of 2017	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1841 of 2021	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.8	2010 of 2039	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	1851 of 1994	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	2024 of 2426	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	1863 of 2354	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	1844 of 2367	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	1578 of 2281	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.1	1332 of 2238	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.6	1478 of 2117	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.8	1310 of 2063	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.9	1481 of 1968	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	1612 of 1901	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.5	1492 of 1653	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	518 of 523	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	512 of 517	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	493 of 521	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	495 of 522	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	561 of 592	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	577 of 582	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	1124 of 1161	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	475 of 555	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	941 of 1085	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	890 of 1064	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	892 of 1044	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	344 of 467	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1830 of 1906	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1725 of 1915	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1781 of 1915	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1653 of 1858	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	978 of 1054	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1755 of 1833	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1807 of 1900	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1617 of 1902	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1764 of 1917	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1640 of 1861	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1628 of 1814	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1669 of 1742	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	1896 of 2013	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1718 of 2026	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1864 of 2030	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1740 of 1943	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1047 of 1126	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1766 of 1937	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1789 of 1862	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1861 of 1942	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1685 of 1948	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1852 of 1963	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1790 of 1916	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1075 of 1122	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1758 of 1880	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1763 of 1834	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1165 of 1252	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1191 of 1216	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1166 of 1197	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy5%-44 vs state

Science2%-31 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th 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
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
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
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
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
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
Family First Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	12500 Ramona Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Family First Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 946-0379	605	15	39.0	4.5%	27 (4.5%)	61 (10.1%)	489 (80.8%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)									$7,320	$558	$6,762
Da Vinci Design	Public, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Design District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	536	28	19.4	52.8%	40 (7.5%)	95 (17.7%)	347 (64.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.9%)	49.1	1058^th of 2162 public high schools	51.1%		45.7	1109^th of 2159 public high schools	48.6%	51		23.5		22.8	52.0	52.0	23.2	23.2	$19,035	$861	$18,174
Da Vinci RISE High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci RISE High District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	167	5	31.8	89.8%	4 (2.4%)	49 (29.3%)	100 (59.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	17	1741^st of 2162 public high schools	19.5%		15	1820^th of 2159 public high schools	15.7%	79		7.7	20.0	16.3	12.2	12.2	2.6	2.6	$23,094	$3,603	$19,491
Da Vinci Communications	Public, Charter	9-12	201 N. Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Communications District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	550	30	18.1	49.1%	55 (10.0%)	111 (20.2%)	314 (57.1%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.9%)	60.5	809^th of 2162 public high schools	62.6%		68.4	590^th of 2159 public high schools	72.7%	219		36.6		35.7	54.3	54.3	25.6	25.6	$19,114	$745	$18,369

Frequently Asked Questions about R. K. Lloyde High

What district is R. K. Lloyde High in?

Centinela Valley Union High

What is the racial makeup of R. K. Lloyde High?

Students at R. K. Lloyde High are 69% Hispanic, 22% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% White.

How many students attend R. K. Lloyde High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended R. K. Lloyde High.

Is R. K. Lloyde High a good school?

R. K. Lloyde High ranks in the bottom 4.4% of California high schools.

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