Lawndale High School

Questions about Lawndale High School

How is Lawndale High School ranked?

Lawndale High School is ranked #6,014 nationally and #814 in California in the 2026-27 U.S. News Best High Schools edition, better than 66% of the 17,945 schools U.S. News ranked.

Has Lawndale High School's ranking changed?

Lawndale High School is #6,014 nationally in 2026-27, up from #6,342 in 2025-26.

How many students attend Lawndale High School?

Lawndale High School has 1,403 students (2026-27 edition data), compared with a median of 873 for ranked schools across California.

How many students at Lawndale High School take AP exams?

At Lawndale High School, 41% of students take at least one AP exam (2026-27 edition data).

How do Lawndale High School students score on state tests?

At Lawndale High School, 17% of students are proficient in math and 51% in reading on state assessments (2026-27 edition data).

Sources

• U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2026-2027 edition: California list, read Aug 20, 2026. California list (live page; it may have changed since we read it)
  Used for: national rank, state rank, AP participation, math proficiency, reading proficiency, enrollment.
• U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2025-2026 edition: figures recovered from our records and checked against archived U.S. News pages by sample.
  Used for: previous national rank.
• U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, editions 2025-2026 to 2026-2027.
  Used for: rank and figure history on the trend chart.
• U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2026-2027 edition, California list, read Aug 20, 2026. California list (live page; it may have changed since we read it)
  Used for: median school figures.
• NCES Common Core of Data (U.S. Department of Education), school years 2015-2016 to 2024-2025, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. NCES school record · Urban Institute Education Data Portal · ODC-By license
  Used for: enrollment by school year, students per teacher, free or reduced-price lunch share.
• EDFacts adjusted cohort graduation rates (U.S. Department of Education), school years 2010-2011 to 2019-2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Urban Institute Education Data Portal · ODC-By license
  Used for: federal graduation rate by school year.
• Civil Rights Data Collection (U.S. Department of Education), 2021-2022 collection, chronic absenteeism 2022-2023, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Civil Rights Data Collection data · Urban Institute Education Data Portal · ODC-By license
  Used for: chronic absenteeism, suspension rates, counselors per 1,000 students, certified teachers, AP courses offered.