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Artesia High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Artesia posts 36% meeting the standard and 13.2% exceeding it, against 43% and 19.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

12108 East Del Amo Boulevard, 90715 (opens in new tab)·ABC Unified·Lakewood·Grades 9-12·1,384 students·86% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(562) 229-7700·Website
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
This schoolCA avg
Scope5254
% Exceeded13%20%
% Met+36%43%
Grad rate95.6%92.5%
College readiness46.7%43.0%
Absence25.0%23.1%
Suspension7.6%3.3%
Scope Score
52
🌱 Building Momentum · Solid
ranked #881 statewide · #4 of 4 in ABC Unified

Artesia High scores 52 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 59th percentile of 1,647 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Most rating sites would stop at “36% proficient” and call it done. Artesia deserves a closer read. The school sits in Lakewood, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The headline number: 29.1% of English learners reached the top ELPAC level, versus 18.0% statewide.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 1,647 high schools statewide

Has stayed near the 59th percentile since 2019.

ELAYellow(Increased Significantly)MathYellow(Increased Significantly)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 36% meet the standard today, versus 41% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1155%51%54%42%47%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 1127%17%24%20%25%

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
36%
State 43%
Graduate
96%
State 92%
Pass an AP exam
47%
State 43%

Of 100 students here: 36 are proficient by 11th grade → 96 graduate → 47 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 7 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
95.6%
State 92.5%
3.1pp above state avg
Exceeded standard
13.2%
State 19.8%
6.7pp below state avg
College readiness
46.7%
State 43.0%
AP course or exam readiness above state avg
Met or exceeded
36.1%
State 43.2%
7.2pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
25.0%
State 23.1%
2.0pp above state avg
Suspension rate
7.6%
State 3.3%
4.4pp above state avg
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
29.1%
State 18.0%
11.2pp above state avg
Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
  • Ask what share of students complete the full college-prep course sequence, and who gets steered into it.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.

How every group of students does here

At Artesia High in Lakewood, 46.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 54.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Artesia High trails its district average for low-income students by 7.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (23.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (43.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 41.1 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 259 students tested.

All students at this school: 36% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 36%, district —, state 43%36%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 35%, district 48%, state 32%35% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 33%, district 43%, state 32%33% · −4 vs school
MaleMale: this school 34%, district 58%, state 42%34% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 38%, district 60%, state 44%38% · +2 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 15%, district 25%, state 15%15% · −22 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 4%, district 14%, state 11%4% · −32 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 46%, district 60%, state 56%46% · +10 vs school
FilipinoFilipino: this school 77%, district 76%, state 65%77% · +41 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 68%, district 85%, state 72%68% · +32 vs school
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: this school 29%, district 42%, state 26%29% · −7 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 27%, district 58%, state 56%27% · −9 vs school
Foster YouthFoster Youth: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
Pacific IslanderPacific Islander: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
this school district, same group California, same group
AP access · 2020-21 federal civil rights snapshot (structural, dated — newest published; biennial)
Shown, never scored

In the 2020-21 federal collection — the newest there is — English learners students were 22% of Artesia's enrollment but 4% of its AP seats; ask the school what's changed since.

Hispanic64.3% AP · 76.4% enroll.
American Indian/Alaska Native0.5% AP · 0.1% enroll.
Asian23.6% AP · 11.7% enroll.
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.5% AP · 0.5% enroll.
Black4.9% AP · 6.1% enroll.
White4.9% AP · 3.1% enroll.
Two or more races1.1% AP · 2.1% enroll.
English learners3.8% AP · 21.9% enroll.
Students with disabilities4.9% AP · 20.0% enroll.

● share of AP enrollment vs share of total enrollment, this school only · not part of the Scope Score

Data source: U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection, 2020-21 (biennial; newest published)

Showing up, and staying in class

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 25.0%, district 11.6%, state 23.1%25.0% · +2.0pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 7.6%, district —, state 3.3%7.6% · +4.4pp vs state
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 9–1224.7%

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score
46%
College-going rate, class of 2023

Where they went after graduation

Of Artesia's class of 2023, 46% enrolled in college somewhere within a year — a CSU, a community college, a UC, or out of state.

College destination mix, class of 2023

Class of 2023: 288 completers, 46% enrolled somewhere within a year

University of California 19 (7%)California State University 34 (12%)California community college 70 (24%)In-state private 4 (1%)Out-of-state, 4-year 4 (1%)Out-of-state, 2-year 2 (1%)Not enrolled 155 (54%)

Percentages are computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers) from CDE-reported counts, not a CDE-native rate.

Data source: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort — the newest published; National Student Clearinghouse match.

UC application funnel — one destination of six, tracked in detail because UC is the only source with 30 years of history

In fall 2025, 20 of Artesia's 326 graduates enrolled in the University of California system — Irvine the most common landing, with 6 enrollees.

Applied66fall 2025, universitywide
Admitted50
Enrolled20
Where they landed (fall 2025)

6 of 9 campuses are masked below UC's privacy floor — a protection, not a verdict.

campuses never sum to the universitywide figure — students apply to several

UC enrollees, universitywide, 2014–2025

Peak: 22 enrolled, 2017

UC publishes this trend back to 1994 — no other destination has a comparable multi-year record

UC is one road of many — the full destination mix for the class of 2023 is below. And who applied isn't who the school taught: the ratio between the two reflects the self-selected pool of students who chose to apply, not what happened in the classroom. By the state's 2023 count, 46% of this class's predecessors enrolled in college somewhere within a year. More of the class of 2023 enrolled at community colleges (70) than at UC (19).

Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle · college-going rate: California Department of Education, 2023 cohort.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 18:1, district 23:118:1
PrincipalSergio Garcia
Teaching staff75 teachers
Avg. experience12.9 years
Fully credentialed68%
First-year teachers1%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$65,755 – $127,886
Principal salary$160,286 – $190,870
Superintendent salary$310,992

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Course Breadth
AP exam qualifiers77 studentsCCI, participation not authorization
CTE pathway completers102 students
Advanced Coursework

Artesia's teachers are authorized to teach 13 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — including Calculus BC, Chemistry, and Biology.

AP subjects taught13
Math & Computer Science (2)Calculus BC · Precalculus
Sciences (3)Biology · Chemistry · Environmental Science
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (3)U.S. Government and Politics · United States History · World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures (2)Japanese Language and Culture · Spanish Language and Culture
AP Capstone (1)Seminar

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $24,409, CA average $14,491$24,409 · spent at this school
Federal share$133 per student

$133 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,766 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction59%
Instruction support13%
Student services11%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance9%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,553 per pupil
2019$12,110 per pupil
2018$12,189 per pupil
2017$11,434 per pupil
2016$10,952 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic77.2%
District 45.7% · CA 56.1%
Other11.4%
District 19.5% · CA 9.0%
Black5.3%
District 6.6% · CA 4.8%
Asian4.2%
District 23.7% · CA 10.2%
White1.9%
District 4.4% · CA 19.9%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 86.3% (22pp above CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$92K · CA $85K
Median home value$743K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+27% · CA 35%
ZIP population20,182
Median age38 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 24% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Frequently asked questions

Is Artesia High a good high school?

Artesia High has a Scope Score of 52 out of 100, placing it in the 59th percentile of California high schools and ranked #881 statewide. 13.2% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 6.7 percentage points below the California average of 19.8%. The Scope Score weights 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate (25%), exceeded standard (22%), college/career readiness (20%), met or exceeded (proficient) (18%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Artesia High's CAASPP test scores?

On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 36.1% of students at Artesia High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 13.2% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 22.9% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 13.2% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 606 student-subject combinations were assessed.

How does Artesia High rank in California?

Artesia High ranks #881 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 59th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What is the attendance and school culture like at Artesia High?

25.0% of students at Artesia High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 23.1%. The suspension rate is 7.6%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.

How does Artesia High compare to other schools in Lakewood?

Artesia High scores 52/100 (59th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 1,384 students. Use the schools in Lakewood page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.

How does Artesia High serve low-income and underrepresented students?

At Artesia High in Lakewood, 46.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 54.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Artesia High trails its district average for low-income students by 7.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (23.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (43.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 41.1 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 259 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What AP courses are offered at Artesia High?

Artesia High's teachers are authorized to teach 13 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers, per the 2025 - 2026 AP Course Audit: Biology, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Japanese Language and Culture, Precalculus, Seminar, Spanish Language and Culture, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. Authorization means the school may teach a course, not that a section is running this year, and it's separate from AP exam pass rates. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.

How many students from Artesia High go to UC?

In fall 2025, 20 Artesia High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
95.6%
↑ vs CA 92.5% · 60th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
13.2%
↓ vs CA 19.8% · 47th pctile
College readiness · 20%
46.7%
↑ vs CA 43.0% · 57th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
36.1%
↓ vs CA 43.2% · 50th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
25.0%
↓ vs CA 23.1% · 54th pctile
▼ 1.9pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate · 5%
7.6%
↓ vs CA 3.3% · 32th pctile
▲ 1.4pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC) · 5%
29.1%
↑ vs CA 18.0% · 71th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1130518%29%28%25%47%−1
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 113018%17%19%56%25%+1

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, no valid result was published, or the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide3094%20%65%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged25946.3%−8+8
Hispanic/Latino23843.3%−8+4
Students with Disabilities5123.5%−3+7
03Nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Artesia High ←5213.2%36.1%7.6%
Whitney (Gretchen) High2.5 mi9792.7%99.4%0.3%
Oxford Academy2.4 mi9680.3%96.8%0.6%
Cerritos High1.5 mi7842.3%72.3%0.9%
California average5419.8%43.2%3.3%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
95.6%
AP Exam Prepared
46.7%
A-G Completion
42.0%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
46.2%
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20195462#76814.9%41.1%16.0%4.8%
20225160#83511.9%34.0%36.3%4.3%
20235466#73714.3%38.9%26.7%4.9%
20245055#95811.3%30.9%26.9%6.2%
20255259#88113.2%36.1%25.0%7.6%
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
Group20192025Δ
Female14.7%24.1%+9.4pp
Male16.2%25.3%+9.1pp
Asian15.0%14.8%-0.2pp
Black/African American18.6%42.7%+24.1pp
Filipino37.5%20.7%-16.8pp
White13.9%11.0%-2.9pp
Hispanic/Latino14.9%25.3%+10.4pp
Pacific Islander13.3%
Two or More Races11.1%17.9%+6.8pp
Students with Disabilities24.7%30.3%+5.6pp
English Learners19.8%33.6%+13.8pp
Foster Youth35.7%64.3%+28.6pp
Homeless53.8%45.8%-8.0pp
Military-Connected4.7%20.9%+16.2pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged16.5%25.5%+9.0pp
All Students15.5%24.7%+9.2pp
06UC admissions, universitywide2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledGPA (applied)GPA (admitted)GPA (enrolled)
20256650203.713.843.95
20246643183.633.904.14
20235740203.753.944.03
20224130183.904.064.08
20216442173.683.873.89
2020462773.643.854.12
20196334113.633.893.93
2018562893.533.843.97
20176538223.573.803.94
20165430143.423.813.95
20155526203.493.843.83
20144031223.603.743.69

‹n = UC masks counts below n · a missing year means zero or masked — never assume zero · GPA cells blank for years with more than one contributing CEEB code (a summed GPA would be fabricated math) · GPAs live here and nowhere else on this page · Applied/Admitted/Enrolled reflect who applied, not what the school taught — no admit rate is computed or implied by this table. Series shown from 2014; full record to 1994 at the UC Infocenter.

07UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202517‹3‹3
Berkeley202429‹3‹3
Berkeley20233043
Berkeley20222263
Berkeley2021256‹3
Davis2025156‹3
Davis2024135‹3
Davis2023176‹3
Davis2022136‹3
Davis20212093
Irvine202558146
Irvine2024551710
Irvine202347113
Irvine202235107
Irvine2021539‹3
Los Angeles2025413‹3
Los Angeles20244533
Los Angeles20234444
Los Angeles2022313‹3
Los Angeles2021434‹3
Merced20251514‹3
Merced20241412‹3
Merced20231111‹3
Merced2021119‹3
Riverside202538345
Riverside20242816‹3
Riverside20233021‹3
Riverside20221410‹3
Riverside202131183
San Diego202536145
San Diego202437143
San Diego20233415‹3
San Diego202218133
San Diego20212711‹3
Santa Barbara2025249‹3
Santa Barbara20242410‹3
Santa Barbara20231693
Santa Barbara2022129‹3
Santa Barbara20212293
Santa Cruz2025115‹3
Santa Cruz202494‹3
Santa Cruz2023106‹3
Santa Cruz20226‹3‹3
Santa Cruz202197‹3
Universitywide2025665020
Universitywide2024664318
Universitywide2023574020
Universitywide2022413018
Universitywide2021644217

Σ campuses ≠ universitywide — students apply to several campuses; the Universitywide row (muted) is its own independent count, never a sum of the rows above it.

08AP course catalog2025 - 2026
SubjectTaught by
Biologythis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Precalculusthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

09Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count15
AP enrollment182
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections2
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections14
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,449

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

10College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California196.6%
California State University3411.8%
California community college7024.3%
In-state private41.4%
Out-of-state, 4-year41.4%
Out-of-state, 2-year20.7%
Not enrolled15553.8%

288 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 46% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

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