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Maywood Academy High
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 262 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 237 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 242 | 24% |
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat 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
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.5% | 28.4% | 21.1% | 29.1% |
| Math | 2.7% | 9.2% | 20.4% | 67.7% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.6% | 1.9% |
| 2021-22 | 42.4% | 7.6% |
| 2020-21 | 32.4% | 12.4% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 28.2% |
| 2017-18 | 36.2% | 16.8% |
| 2016-17 | 55.2% | 12.5% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 16.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maywood Academy High this school | 1,012 | 96.7% | 29.7% |
| Mendota High Mendota | 1,065 | 97.5% | 39.6% |
| Parlier High Parlier | 901 | 94.9% | 19.1% |
| Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex Los Angeles | 1,031 | 94.2% | N/A |
| Orosi High Orosi | 1,108 | 96.0% | 37.1% |
| Avenal High Avenal | 762 | 95.7% | 21.9% |
Where Maywood Academy High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,012 | 54.8 | 18.5:1 | 97% (979) |
| 2023-24 | 956 | 53.4 | 17.9:1 | 97% (928) |
| 2022-23 | 1,044 | 53.4 | 19.6:1 | 96% (1,007) |
| 2020-21 | 1,063 | 53 | 20.1:1 | 95% (1,006) |
| 2017-18 | 1,263 | 48.5 | 26.0:1 | 94% (1,187) |
| 2015-16 | 1,377 | 48 | 28.7:1 | 89% (1,220) |
| 2010-11 | 1,295 | N/A | N/A | 34% (440) |
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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