Artesia High

Set in Lakewood, California, Artesia High is a heavily attended secondary school, one of the schools within ABC Unified. It caters to 1,384 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Artesia High sits 65% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 30 schools in ABC Unified (17,570 students total), Artesia High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Artesia High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment; the rest consists of 11% Asian, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 86% of students at Artesia High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Artesia High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 30.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Artesia High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Artesia High at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.2%.

Artesia High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 1,482 students in 2018 compared to 1,384 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 71% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

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