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Enrollment
1,981
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH·NCES 060792000759
Leuzinger High
4118 West Rosecrans Ave., Lawndale, CA 90260 · (310) 263-2208 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,981 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
1,649 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 584 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 490 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 465 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 442 | 22% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
55.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
19.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.7% | 31.1% | 24.9% | 19.3% |
| Math | 4.2% | 15.2% | 22.4% | 58.3% |
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 | 55.8% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 16.5% |
| 2022-23 | 53.4% | 16.7% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 18.4% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 19.1% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 17.6% |
| 2017-18 | 50.1% | 17.0% |
| 2016-17 | 47.5% | 16.8% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Leuzinger High
Leuzinger High's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leuzinger High this school | 1,981 | 83.2% | 36.9% |
| Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High Harbor City | 1,549 | 84.0% | 43.6% |
| Adelanto High Adelanto | 2,247 | 86.2% | 26.9% |
| Canyon Springs High Moreno Valley | 2,251 | 83.3% | 31.8% |
| Silverado High Victorville | 2,165 | 81.4% | 28.7% |
| Rancho Verde High Moreno Valley | 2,101 | 82.1% | 35.6% |
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 Leuzinger High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #614 of 1,052 | #131 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #702 of 1,056 ▲ 10 | #162 of 229 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #560 of 1,056 ▼ 42 | #127 of 229 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #523 of 1,044 | #150 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,981 | #301 of 2,093 | #62 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #882 of 1,352 | #260 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #772 of 1,351 | #136 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #524 of 1,575 | #221 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #175 of 327 | #25 of 41 |
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
1,981
+114 (+6%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 2,993
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 1,981 | 89.5 | 22.1:1 | 83% (1,649) |
| 2023-24 | 1,924 | 81.8 | 23.5:1 | 81% (1,550) |
| 2022-23 | 1,896 | 100.6 | 18.9:1 | 74% (1,403) |
| 2020-21 | 1,867 | 90 | 20.7:1 | 79% (1,478) |
| 2017-18 | 1,857 | 90.6 | 20.5:1 | 89% (1,661) |
| 2015-16 | 1,829 | 84 | 21.8:1 | 79% (1,447) |
| 2010-11 | 2,200 | N/A | N/A | 87% (1,917) |
| 2000-01 | 2,575 | 102 | 25.3:1 | 71% (1,832) |
| 1990-91 | 2,993 | 105 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leuzinger High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,857 to 1,981); teachers down 1% (90.6 to 89.5).
About Leuzinger High
Leuzinger High is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of Lawndale, California. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,981 students enrolled. It has 136% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Across its 5 schools, Centinela Valley Union High enrolls 5,351 students. Leuzinger High is one of those schools.
About 72% of the student body at Leuzinger High is Hispanic. Other groups include 17% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Leuzinger High are from different groups.
Leuzinger High reports a ratio of 22.1 students per teacher, from 89.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. Lunch program data show 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
On BeatsExpectations, Leuzinger High is 6.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
The school is in Los Angeles County, where the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Measured in a straight line, Jefferson is about 0.3 miles from Leuzinger High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 38.9% proficiency; Leuzinger High posts 36.9%.
Leuzinger High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 6%. The ratio was 20.7:1 in 2020-21 and 22.1:1 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 Centinela Valley Union High
- Hawthorne HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Lawndale HighHigh · 1,403 students
- R. K. Lloyde HighHigh · 230 students
- Centinela Valley Independent StudyHigh · 62 students
Other schools in Lawndale
- Lawndale HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Will Rogers MiddleMiddle · 799 students
- Jane Addams MiddleMiddle · 644 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 585 students
- William Anderson ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- William Green ElementaryElementary · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson0.3 mi · 549
- Prairie Vista Middle0.5 mi · 674
- Da Vinci RISE High0.5 mi · 167
- Lucille J. Smith Elementary0.5 mi · 331
- Will Rogers Middle0.7 mi · 799
- William Anderson Elementary0.8 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Leuzinger HighWhat is the total enrollment at Leuzinger High?
Leuzinger High enrolls approximately 1,981 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Leuzinger High serve?
Leuzinger High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leuzinger High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leuzinger High is approximately 22.1:1 (89 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Leuzinger High?
Leuzinger High reports a student body of 1% White, 72% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Leuzinger High public or private?
Leuzinger High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Centinela Valley Union High.
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