Photo: FASTILY · CC BY-SA 4.0Lawndale’s public schools outscore 56% of California districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lawndale, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Lawndale, 26% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lawndale’s schools, in brief
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 26% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Centinela Valley Union High spends $21,163 per student and Lawndale Elementary $26,956, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Environmental Charter High - Lawndale is in town. Centinela Valley Independent Study, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Lawndale’s grade
B: better than 56% of California school districts, #406 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lawndale, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Lawndale · depends on your address
Will Rogers Middle
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Jane Addams Middle
Grades 6–8 · 644 students · 19:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lawndale · depends on your address
Will Rogers Middle
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Jane Addams Middle
Grades 6–8 · 644 students · 19:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lawndale · depends on your address
Will Rogers Middle
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Jane Addams Middle
Grades 6–8 · 644 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lawndale · depends on your address
Leuzinger High
Grades 9–12 · 1,981 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Lawndale High
Grades 9–12 · 1,403 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lawndale · depends on your address
Leuzinger High
Grades 9–12 · 1,981 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Lawndale High
Grades 9–12 · 1,403 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Lawndale · depends on your address
Leuzinger High
Grades 9–12 · 1,981 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Lawndale High
Grades 9–12 · 1,403 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Lawndale · depends on your address
Leuzinger High
Grades 9–12 · 1,981 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Lawndale High
Grades 9–12 · 1,403 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Lawndale runs its own schools through grade 8 (Lawndale Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Centinela Valley Union High School District, shared with Hawthorne and Inglewood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Lawndale
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Lawndale vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Lawndale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lawndale | B | Lawndale Elementary K–8 · Centinela Valley Union High 9–12 |
| Hawthorne | B | Hawthorne Elementary K–12 · Centinela Valley Union High 9–12 |
| Torrance | A | Torrance Unified |
| Redondo Beach | A | Redondo Beach Unified |
Every school in Lawndale
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Lawndale’s schools
Are Lawndale’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Lawndale children attend outscore 56% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #406 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lawndale in?
Two districts: Lawndale Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Centinela Valley Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Hawthorne and Inglewood.
Where do Lawndale kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Leuzinger High and Lawndale High.
What is Lawndale’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Centinela Valley Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Lawndale spend per student?
$21,163 in Centinela Valley Union High School District and $26,956 in Lawndale Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lawndale families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.