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Lawndale High School

14901 South Inglewood Avenue, Lawndale, CA 90260View on map

  • Public
  • Lawndale
  • 415 seniors
  • 1,207 students

Lawndale High School is a public high school in Lawndale (Centinela Valley Union High) with 415 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 126 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 44% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

99 of 126 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

24%

99 of 415 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

126 of 415 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

11 of 94 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

10 of 44 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Lawndale High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    11 of 94 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Berkeley9 pts higher

    23%

    10 of 44 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Irvine16 pts higher

    38%

    39 of 102 admitted

    This school38%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.80)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    35 of 85 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    16 of 46 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    11 of 33 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts lower

    63%

    20 of 32 admitted

    This school63%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Riverside6 pts lower

    81%

    55 of 68 admitted

    This school81%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    91%

    43 of 47 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.75)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Lawndale High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach16 pts lower

    32%

    60 of 190 admitted

    This school32%Overall47%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    87%

    116 of 133 admitted

    This school87%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    93%

    112 of 121 admitted

    This school93%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    60 of 63 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    96%

    89 of 93 admitted

    This school96%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (480 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

74%

355 of 480 graduates

UC or CSU

28%

133 graduates

Community college

41%

195 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4910%
CSU8418%
CA private college133%
Out of state143%
Community college19541%
Not enrolled12526%
Enrolled in college35574%
Total480100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Two or more races, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

16

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

27

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

29% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

137 of 397 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

11%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

47 of 447 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 6 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 9 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 44%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 44%County median 64%

Across California

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