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Lawndale High

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Lawndale High ranks 1268 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 41% of California high schools

Summary

Lawndale High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,400 students in Lawndale, California, and is part of the Centinela Valley Union High district.

The school has a significant strength in its graduation rate, which at 94% is the highest among traditional high schools in its district and exceeds the state average. However, it faces notable challenges in academic proficiency, with less than 20% of students proficient in math and only about 13% in science. Chronic absenteeism, affecting about one-third of students, is also a pressing concern that correlates with these lower scores. When compared to nearby charter schools like Hawthorne Math and Science Academy and Environmental Charter High - Lawndale, which achieve much higher proficiency with similar student demographics, Lawndale High's academic outcomes are lower despite higher per-student spending.

Performance varies across different student groups; the school has shown historical strength in supporting English Language Learners but has seen recent declines for some subgroups and consistently low performance for students in special education. While the school's ranking has fluctuated in recent years, its core paradox remains: it successfully graduates students but struggles to ensure they master key academic content, pointing to important opportunities for improvement in instruction, attendance, and support systems.

1,403

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,479

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14901 South Inglewood Ave.
Lawndale, CA 90260-1251

(310) 263-3102

District: Centinela Valley Union High

Feeder schools for Lawndale High:

Elementary:	Aviation Elementary
	Billy Mitchell Elementary
	Buford Elementary
	Del Aire Elementary
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	Dolores Huerta Elementary
	Eucalyptus
	F. D. Roosevelt Elementary
	Felton Elementary
	Hollyglen Elementary
	Jefferson
	Jefferson Elementary
	Kornblum
	Lucille J. Smith Elementary
	Mark Twain Elementary
	Moffett Elementary
	Ramona
	Washington
	William Anderson Elementary
	William Green Elementary
	York
	Zela Davis
Middle:	Bud Carson Middle
	Hawthorne Middle
	Jane Addams Middle
	Lennox Middle
	More...
	Prairie Vista Middle
	Will Rogers Middle
	Wiseburn Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

African American:

23.0%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,268^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	39.6	1268 of 2162	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	1097 of 2159	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1143 of 2170	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	1140 of 2123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	919 of 1290	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1328 of 2133	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1145 of 2017	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.3	1196 of 2021	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.2	1085 of 2039	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.5	1028 of 1994	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.4	1199 of 2426	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.3	959 of 2354	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.7	830 of 2367	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.8	598 of 2281	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	61.1	440 of 2238	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	311 of 2117	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	65.5	339 of 2063	83.6%	★★★★☆
2006	58.7	489 of 1968	75.2%	★★★★☆
2005	66.1	314 of 1901	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	41.8	664 of 1653	59.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	270 of 523	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	224 of 517	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	205 of 521	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	218 of 522	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	302 of 592	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	376 of 582	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	390 of 585	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.8	132 of 573	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	21.9	474 of 581	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	461 of 581	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	695 of 1161	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	490 of 555	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	497 of 1117	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.1	926 of 1052	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.4	264 of 1085	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	393 of 1064	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	318 of 1044	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	352 of 467	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	487 of 941	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	318 of 938	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1264 of 1906	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	942 of 1915	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	1029 of 1915	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	977 of 1858	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	823 of 1054	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1161 of 1833	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1106 of 1760	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	950 of 1900	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	750 of 1902	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	840 of 1917	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	801 of 1861	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	1051 of 1814	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	740 of 1742	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	191 of 410	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1173 of 2013	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	857 of 2026	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	922 of 2030	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	865 of 1943	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	781 of 1126	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1137 of 1937	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	880 of 1862	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1095 of 1942	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1137 of 1948	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1132 of 1963	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1177 of 1916	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	840 of 1122	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1262 of 1880	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1072 of 1834	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	503 of 577	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	541 of 574	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	509 of 541	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	438 of 515	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	368 of 422	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	344 of 366	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	981 of 1252	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1095 of 1216	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	802 of 1197	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics19%-19 vs state

Science13%-19 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
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
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
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
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
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4467 West Broadway	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 973-8184	567	25	23.1	83.1%	25 (4.4%)	98 (17.3%)	366 (64.6%)	60 (10.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	94.5	108^th of 2162 public high schools	95.0%		95	112^th of 2159 public high schools	94.8%	4			66.4	43.6	55.2		82.2	82.2		56.6	56.6	$15,615	$1,359	$14,256
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawndale High

What district is Lawndale High in?

Centinela Valley Union High

Is Lawndale High a good school?

Lawndale High ranks 1268^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Lawndale High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,403 students attended Lawndale High.

What is the racial makeup of Lawndale High?

Students at Lawndale High are 68% Hispanic, 23% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% White.

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