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Lakewood High
B+

Lakewood High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4400 Briercrest Ave., Lakewood, CA 90713 · (562) 425-1281 · Part of Long Beach Unified School District

Lakewood’s School Grade B better than 58% of California school districts

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Photo: Laurie Avocado · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,305
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lakewood High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of California’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 27.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4400 Briercrest Ave., Lakewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9541
Grade 10556
Grade 11597
Grade 12611
Enrollment over time
3,182’20
3,023’21
2,761’22
2,580’23
2,305’24

Down 27.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%Black 19%Asian 11%White 8%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lakewood High from Lakewood families.

Other schools in Long Beach Unified School District

The district →
Muir K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Long Beach
B
1,029 students23:1
Cubberley K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Long Beach
A−
951 students25:1
Grant Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Long Beach
C−
951 students29:1
Newcomb Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Long Beach
A
914 students25:1
Longfellow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Long Beach
A−
904 students28:1
Tincher Preparatory
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Long Beach
A
837 students23:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Lakewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.