Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Lawndale High School
Public · Lawndale · Los Angeles County · 1,207 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
29
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 73% of California high schools
+14.4 pp above peer median (15)
· Ranked #3 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 20
2025 · 29
-29%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-20.5 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~950
5-yr projected enrollment (257 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Lawndale High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 10): 29 vs. a peer median of 15.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 12 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Lawndale High School is admitting at roughly +10 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.8) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 20% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 29% (547→390 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -3%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-7.7%/yr), enrollment projects to ~950 by 2029 — about 257 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Segundo High School | Public | 54 | +16% |
| Gardena High School | Public | 14 | +5% |
| Hawthorne High School | Public | 15 | -23% |
| Inglewood High School | Public | 11 | +42% |
| Da Vinci Connect High School | Public | 13 | +161% |
| King/Drew Medical Magnet High | Public | — | -12% |
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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