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What's the most underrated thing about Lakewood High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,305
High
DISTRICT 1,531 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002733
Lakewood High
4400 Briercrest Ave., Lakewood, CA 90713 · (562) 425-1281 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,305 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
1,346 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 541 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 556 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 597 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 611 | 27% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
16.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 33.6% | 27.8% | 21.0% |
| Math | 4.2% | 12.1% | 30.3% | 53.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 11.5% |
| 2022-23 | 44.3% | 14.8% |
| 2021-22 | 48.1% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.1% | 32.8% |
| 2018-19 | 46.5% | 18.8% |
| 2017-18 | 51.3% | 24.2% |
| 2016-17 | 63.6% | 29.3% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lakewood High
Lakewood High's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood High this school | 2,305 | 58.4% | 32.4% |
| Highland High Palmdale | 2,706 | 63.9% | 27.1% |
| Polytechnic High Long Beach | 3,890 | 59.2% | 40.0% |
| Etiwanda High Etiwanda | 3,446 | 54.5% | 60.0% |
| Lancaster High Lancaster | 2,688 | 66.5% | 22.9% |
| Mayfair High Lakewood | 2,422 | 70.4% | 38.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lakewood High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #730 of 1,052 | #158 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #795 of 1,056 ▲ 83 | #178 of 229 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #680 of 1,056 ▼ 42 | #151 of 229 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #451 of 1,044 | #127 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,305 | #160 of 2,093 | #31 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #758 of 1,352 | #240 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #307 of 1,351 | #39 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #1,061 of 1,575 | #318 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #75 of 802 | #40 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,305
-877 (-28%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 3,502
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 26.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,305 | 107.3 | 21.5:1 | 58% (1,346) |
| 2023-24 | 2,580 | 115.5 | 22.3:1 | 60% (1,543) |
| 2022-23 | 2,761 | 124.8 | 22.1:1 | 51% (1,421) |
| 2020-21 | 3,182 | 122 | 26.1:1 | 60% (1,919) |
| 2017-18 | 3,196 | 122 | 26.2:1 | 57% (1,819) |
| 2015-16 | 3,378 | 136 | 24.8:1 | 51% (1,721) |
| 2010-11 | 4,125 | N/A | N/A | 52% (2,165) |
| 2000-01 | 4,325 | 166 | 26.1:1 | 44% (1,888) |
| 1990-91 | 3,502 | 135 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakewood High.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (3,196 to 2,305); teachers down 12% (122 to 107.3).
About Lakewood High
Lakewood High is a large high school in California, with an address in Lakewood. It serves 2,305 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 175% above that.
Long Beach Unified is responsible for 82 schools, Lakewood High included, with 62,255 students in all.
A majority of students at Lakewood High, 56%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 11% Asian, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Lakewood High comes in at 63%.
Lakewood High's 107.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.5:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 58%. That is 12 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The allk12 Grade for Lakewood High is C-. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lakewood High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 32.4% actual against 45.3% predicted.
In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lakewood High is among the 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County.
Of nearby public schools, Bancroft Middle is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 32.4% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Lakewood High had 3,182 students in 2020-21 and 2,305 in 2024-25, a 28% decrease. The ratio was 26.1:1 in 2020-21 and 21.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other schools in Lakewood
- Mayfair HighHigh · 2,422 students
- Artesia HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Intensive Learning CenterElementary · 646 students
- Esther Lindstrom ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Hoover MiddleMiddle · 505 students
- Stephen Foster ElementaryElementary · 501 students
Other Lakewood High schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lakewood High. Lakewood High is the largest of the 10.
- Lakewood High SchoolLAKEWOOD, CO · 1,735 students
- Lakewood High SchoolLakewood, OH · 1,372 students
- Lakewood High SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJ · 1,295 students
- Lakewood HighSumter, SC · 1,013 students
- LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 880 students
Nearby schools
- Bancroft Middle0.4 mi · 806
- MacArthur Elementary0.5 mi · 340
- Twain Elementary0.7 mi · 474
- Gompers0.9 mi · 366
- Cleveland Elementary1.0 mi · 450
- Henry1.1 mi · 796
Frequently asked questions
About Lakewood HighHow many students attend Lakewood High?
Lakewood High enrolls approximately 2,305 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lakewood High serve?
Lakewood High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakewood High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakewood High is approximately 21.5:1 (107 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lakewood High?
Student demographics at Lakewood High are roughly 8% White, 56% Hispanic, 19% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakewood High?
Lakewood High is overseen by Long Beach Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.