Marco Antonio Firebaugh High

Marco Antonio Firebaugh High, a large four-year high school in Lynwood, California, part of Lynwood Unified, caters to 1,633 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Marco Antonio Firebaugh High sits 95% larger than that benchmark.

Marco Antonio Firebaugh High is one of 17 schools operated by Lynwood Unified, a district that enrolls 10,851 students overall.

Demographically, Marco Antonio Firebaugh High records that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Marco Antonio Firebaugh High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.0%, the actual is 32.2%, a residual of +8.2 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marco Antonio Firebaugh High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Vista High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marco Antonio Firebaugh High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Marco Antonio Firebaugh High's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,719 (now 1,633).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.