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Centinela Valley Independent Study

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Centinela Valley Independent Study ranks 1559 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 9-12

1559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 27% of California high schools

Summary

Centinela Valley Independent Study is a 62-student high school serving grades 9–12 in Lawndale, California. Its results show a notable contrast: the 2025–26 graduation rate was 93%, but chronic absenteeism was 44%—26 percentage points above California’s 18% rate and 4 points above the Centinela Valley Union High district’s 40%. The high graduation rate is encouraging, but the level of absenteeism is the most important concern for families to weigh.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to district peers: 16% of students were proficient, placing it second among five same-district schools and close to the district’s 16% result. Still, the school was 22 points below the state’s 38%. ELA proficiency was 38%, about 12 points below both the district and state, and ranked fourth among the five district schools. Science was weakest against the state: 11% were proficient, compared with 16% in the district and 36% statewide—a 25-point state gap. Only one of the four district peers had a lower science result.

Scores have improved from earlier lows: ELA rose 23 points from 14% in 2022–23 to 38% in 2025–26, and math rose 16 points from 0% to 16%; science increased from 9% to 11% over its two reported years, while its gap with the state widened slightly. SchoolDigger placed the school in the 27th statewide percentile, ranked 1,560 of 2,137, with one star in 2025–26; its percentile improved from 21 the previous year. The 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 77%, and the 29.1 students-per-teacher ratio was the highest among district schools and third-highest among nearby schools with reported ratios. SchoolDigger’s Female Students percentile, a measure of how well the school serves that group, fell from 38 in 2023–24 to 12 in 2024–25, then recovered to 21 in 2025–26, six points below the overall percentile. With only 62 students and no test-taker counts provided, annual test results may be sensitive to changes in how many students are tested.

Students ?

29.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,170

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4951 Marine Ave.
Lawndale, CA 90260-4204

(310) 263-3264

District: Centinela Valley Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.0%

African American:

8.1%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 18% California)

!Science scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg25%

California avg42%

1,559^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1138^th of 1,530Centinela 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
2026	26.4	1559 of 2135	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	1712 of 2162	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1384 of 2159	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1985 of 2170	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1882 of 2133	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1195 of 2017	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1665 of 2021	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	1780 of 2039	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.8	1662 of 1994	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	1825 of 2426	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.2	1413 of 2354	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.5	1586 of 2367	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	12.2	1936 of 2281	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.1	769 of 2238	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	1474 of 1864	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	1668 of 1906	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1196 of 1915	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1815 of 1915	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1320 of 1760	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	1323 of 1880	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	1476 of 1900	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1204 of 1902	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1720 of 1917	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1112 of 1742	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1474 of 1997	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1567 of 2013	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1485 of 2026	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1947 of 2030	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1660 of 1937	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1125 of 1862	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1495 of 1942	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.6	882 of 1834	51.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	14901 S Inglewood 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%)	10.3	1939^th of 2135 public high schools	9.2%		9	2066^th of 2162 public high schools	4.4%	127	0.0		3.3	2.8	7.4	7.4	2.5	2.5	$40,289	$7,547	$32,742
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%)	26.4	1559^th of 2135 public high schools	27.0%		19.1	1712^th of 2162 public high schools	20.8%	153	13.8		5.9	10.9	37.5	37.5	16.0	16.0	$23,170	$2,244	$20,926
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%)	33.3	1420^th of 2135 public high schools	33.5%		39.6	1268^th of 2162 public high schools	41.4%	152	15.1		16.0	15.7	43.6	43.6	15.0	15.0	$28,111	$3,269	$24,842
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%)	85.9	275^th of 2135 public high schools	87.1%		85.2	308^th of 2162 public high schools	85.8%	33			44.6	44.6	80.5	80.5	41.5	41.5	$20,405	$837	$19,568
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%)	42.9	1197^th of 2135 public high schools	43.9%		42.2	1209^th of 2162 public high schools	44.1%	12	12.6		18.0	15.1	60.9	60.9	24.5	24.5	$25,275	$3,164	$22,111
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%)	39.7	1283^rd of 2135 public high schools	39.9%		36.9	1333^rd of 2162 public high schools	38.3%	50	20.1		21.4	20.7	52.0	52.0	12.0	12.0	$26,486	$3,301	$23,185
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%)	13.6	1791^st of 2135 public high schools	16.1%		17	1741^st of 2162 public high schools	19.5%	50			8.3	8.3	12.7	12.7	5.5	5.5	$20,940	$2,224	$18,716
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%)	68.7	647^th of 2135 public high schools	69.7%					(n/a)					50.0	50.0	46.7	46.7	$25,933	$665	$25,268
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%)	67.6	665^th of 2135 public high schools	68.9%		49.1	1058^th of 2162 public high schools	51.1%	393		43.1		43.6	66.9	66.9	27.1	27.1	$18,188	$589	$17,599
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%)	79	428^th of 2135 public high schools	80.0%		60.5	809^th of 2162 public high schools	62.6%	381		47.7		46.3	73.5	73.5	37.9	37.9	$17,692	$587	$17,105

Frequently Asked Questions about Centinela Valley Independent Study

What district is Centinela Valley Independent Study in?

Centinela Valley Union High

What is the racial makeup of Centinela Valley Independent Study?

Students at Centinela Valley Independent Study are 79% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Centinela Valley Independent Study a good school?

Centinela Valley Independent Study ranks 1559^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Centinela Valley Independent Study?

In the 2024-25 school year, 62 students attended Centinela Valley Independent Study.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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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