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Maywood Academy High

6125 Pine Ave., Maywood, CA 90270 · (323) 838-6000 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,012 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of California public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-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

Enrollment
1,012
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
979 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 926226%
Grade 1023723%
Grade 1127127%
Grade 1224224%
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
192%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
98597%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
40%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
52352%
Female
48948%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
49.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.2pp since 2014
Math
11.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts21.5%28.4%21.1%29.1%
Math2.7%9.2%20.4%67.7%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2549.8%11.9%
2023-2446.9%10.0%
2022-2341.6%1.9%
2021-2242.4%7.6%
2020-2132.4%12.4%
2018-1959.3%28.2%
2017-1836.2%16.8%
2016-1755.2%12.5%
2015-1654.0%19.0%
2014-1552.0%16.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Maywood Academy High

Maywood Academy High's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Maywood Academy High this school1,01296.7%29.7%
Mendota High
Mendota
1,06597.5%39.6%
Parlier High
Parlier
90194.9%19.1%
Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex
Los Angeles
1,03194.2%N/A
Orosi High
Orosi
1,10896.0%37.1%
Avenal High
Avenal
76295.7%21.9%
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 Maywood Academy High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.7%#812 of 1,052#169 of 228
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
11.9%#920 of 1,056
▼ 7
#202 of 229
▼ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.8%#713 of 1,056
▲ 14
#157 of 229
▼ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.9pp#305 of 1,044#92 of 229
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,012#767 of 2,093#161 of 486
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.5:1#338 of 1,352#126 of 358
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
5.2%#1,298 of 1,351#330 of 359
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
96.7%#62 of 1,575#38 of 396
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.9%#179 of 802#74 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,012
-51 (-5%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 1,295
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,01254.818.5:197% (979)
2023-2495653.417.9:197% (928)
2022-231,04453.419.6:196% (1,007)
2020-211,0635320.1:195% (1,006)
2017-181,26348.526.0:194% (1,187)
2015-161,3774828.7:189% (1,220)
2010-111,295N/AN/A34% (440)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maywood Academy High.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,263 to 1,012); teachers up 13% (48.5 to 54.8).

About Maywood Academy High

In Maywood, California, part of Los Angeles County, Maywood Academy High is a high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,012 students. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.

Maywood Academy High is among 784 schools run by Los Angeles Unified, which serves 406,887 students.

Hispanic students are the large majority at Maywood Academy High, with 97% of enrollment. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Maywood Academy High comes in at 5%.

Its teaching staff equals 54.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.5:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is about 18.2:1. Around 97% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 27 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.

allk12 grades Maywood Academy High a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.9% at Maywood Academy High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.7%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Maywood Academy High is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.

Nueva Vista Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Maywood Academy High's average proficiency of 29.7% compares with 34.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 1,063 in 2020-21 and 1,012 in 2024-25, a decrease of 51 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.1:1 in 2020-21 to 18.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Maywood Academy High
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
6125 Pine Ave., Maywood, CA 90270
Phone
(323) 838-6000
County
Los Angeles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,012
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student–teacher ratio
18.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
979 (97%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062271010889
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Maywood Academy High
What is the total enrollment at Maywood Academy High?
Maywood Academy High enrolls approximately 1,012 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Maywood Academy High serve?
Maywood Academy High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maywood Academy High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maywood Academy High is approximately 18.5:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maywood Academy High?
At Maywood Academy High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Maywood Academy High public or private?
Maywood Academy High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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