Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Lakewood High School
Public · Lakewood · Los Angeles County · 2,092 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
12%
Higher than 26% of California high schools
-1.4 pp vs. peer median (13.3%)
· Ranked #6 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 13.0%
2025 · 11.9%
-26%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-17.4 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~1785
5-yr projected enrollment (307 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, 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 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 (-5.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1785 by 2029 — about 307 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfair High School | Public | 10.0% | +1% |
| Cerritos High School | Public | 48.4% | -1% |
| Bellflower High School | Public | 15.0% | -13% |
| John F Kennedy High School | Public | 13.3% | -13% |
| Norwalk High School | Public | 11.0% | -6% |
| Gahr (richard) High | Public | — | -26% |
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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