Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Lakewood High School
Public · Lakewood · Los Angeles County · 2,092 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
12
Below the CA median
below the state median
Higher than 25% of California high schools
-1.4 pp vs. peer median (13)
· Ranked #6 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 13
2025 · 12
-26%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-20.3 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~1772
5-yr projected enrollment (320 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Lakewood High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 10): 12 vs. a peer median of 13.
- ▸Lakewood High School's UC Reach Score has stepped down from a peak of 17 in 2022 to 12 in 2025 — a 5-point decline worth tracking.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 26% (749→557 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-5.4%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1772 by 2029 — about 320 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfair High School | Public | 10 | +1% |
| Cerritos High School | Public | 48 | -1% |
| Bellflower High School | Public | 15 | -13% |
| John F Kennedy High School | Public | 13 | -13% |
| Theodore Roosevelt High School | Public | 10 | +1% |
| Norwalk High School | Public | 11 | -6% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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