Artesia High

Summary:

Artesia High is a public high school located in Lakewood, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,397 students. It is part of the ABC Unified School District, which is ranked 414 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Artesia High has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 97.5% to 99.0% over the past five school years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's dropout rates have also been low, ranging from 0.7% to 2.2% over the same period, well below the state average. However, Artesia High's performance on standardized tests, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessments and the California Science Test (CAST), is mixed compared to the district and state averages, with its proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy generally higher than the state average, but its Mathematics and Science proficiency rates lower.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools like Whitney (Gretchen) High and Oxford Academy, which are also part of the ABC Unified School District, Artesia High's performance is generally lower, with these schools consistently outperforming Artesia High on standardized tests and having higher graduation rates. This may be due in part to Artesia High's high percentage of students (over 85%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant socioeconomic disadvantage compared to some of the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 12108 East Del Amo Blvd.
       Lakewood, CA  90715-1516


(562) 229-7700

District: ABC Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1122nd of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,388 Help


Feeder schools for Artesia High:

Elementary:    Aloha Elementary
    Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary
    Hawaiian Elementary
    Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary
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Middle:    Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  1,441

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.2%
Asian:
11.2%
African American:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Artesia High ranks better than 51.7% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked high schools in the ABC Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.24. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Artesia High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.2%), Asian (11.2%), African American (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the ABC Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Artesia High is 19.5, which is the 3rd best among 5 high schools in the ABC Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Artesia High is $7,388, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the ABC Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Artesia High:

SchoolDigger ranks Artesia High 1122nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Artesia High in the ranking list.)

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ABC Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks ABC Unified 414th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Artesia High

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Rank History for all students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.96 587th 1653 64.5%
2005 50.16 587th 1901 69.1%
2006 40.69 824th 1968 58.1%
2007 48.68 683rd 2063 66.9%
2008 49.49 688th 2117 67.5%
2009 47.11 818th 2238 63.4%
2010 56.36 589th 2281 74.2%
2011 59.86 523rd 2367 77.9%
2012 72.12 258th 2354 89.0%
2013 67.78 345th 2426 85.8%
2015 61.15 725th 1994 63.6%
2016 69.55 580th 2039 71.6%
2017 74.88 508th 2021 74.9%
2018 65.72 691st 2017 65.7%
2019 46.57 1065th 2133 50.1%
2022 46.75 1002nd 2123 52.8%
2023 55.01 760th 2348 67.6%
2024 40.24 1122nd 2323 51.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 44.80 294th 515 42.9%
2023 31.36 486th 786 38.2%
2024 4.45 771st 804 4.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.32 358th 938 61.8%
2019 41.09 434th 941 53.9%
2022 57.79 226th 1044 78.4%
2023 61.80 127th 1323 90.4%
2024 42.75 393rd 1350 70.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 49.37 484th 1547 68.7%
2024 34.92 834th 1534 45.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.78 501st 1862 73.1%
2019 52.19 869th 1937 55.1%
2022 52.30 801st 1943 58.8%
2023 65.37 514th 2247 77.1%
2024 46.91 933rd 2235 58.3%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 87.81 5th 89 94.4%
2024 52.32 51st 100 49.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.04 512th 1760 70.9%
2019 44.39 983rd 1833 46.4%
2022 52.23 770th 1858 58.6%
2023 50.85 804th 2118 62.0%
2024 35.21 1218th 2098 41.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.45 339th 1052 67.8%
2019 46.20 460th 1117 58.8%
2022 43.55 501st 1161 56.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.48 864th 1834 52.9%
2019 43.42 1012th 1880 46.2%
2022 37.65 1112th 1916 42.0%
2023 56.02 686th 2207 68.9%
2024 42.20 996th 2172 54.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.37 401st 581 31.0%
2019 42.11 383rd 582 34.2%
2022 38.40 386th 581 33.6%
2024 31.73 497th 712 30.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.51 245th 582 57.9%
2019 37.63 348th 592 41.2%
2022 53.12 192nd 522 63.2%
2023 82.85 84th 720 88.3%
2024 31.91 479th 721 33.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.73 423rd 1742 75.7%
2019 51.21 833rd 1814 54.1%
2022 47.85 874th 1861 53.0%
2023 62.34 554th 2142 74.1%
2024 47.53 892nd 2125 58.0%
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Rank History for White students at Artesia High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 94.07 39th 1222 96.8%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Artesia High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 639 103 428 661 11 n/a n/a 0 1842
1989 542 115 413 667 8 n/a n/a 0 1745
1990 491 118 378 757 11 n/a n/a 0 1755
1991 445 112 433 763 9 n/a n/a 0 1762
1992 447 131 472 813 4 n/a n/a 0 1867
1993 435 165 473 791 3 n/a n/a 0 1867
1994 391 174 444 714 0 n/a n/a 0 1723
1995 353 210 460 767 2 n/a n/a 0 1792
1996 353 210 460 767 2 n/a n/a 0 1792
1997 314 233 423 800 6 n/a n/a 0 1776
1998 312 286 469 845 5 n/a n/a 0 1917
1999 268 276 412 882 11 n/a n/a 0 1849
2000 257 288 406 895 6 n/a n/a 0 1852
2001 261 280 371 872 7 n/a n/a 0 1791
2002 226 271 330 952 6 n/a n/a 1 1786
2003 226 271 330 952 6 n/a n/a 1 1786
2004 199 287 301 1000 7 n/a n/a 8 1802
2005 174 276 277 1082 5 n/a n/a 6 1820
2006 166 312 275 1123 4 n/a n/a 16 1896
2007 147 271 288 1125 4 n/a n/a 24 1859
2008 135 294 291 1119 3 n/a n/a 0 1842
2009 121 268 249 1047 5 19 37 0 1746
2010 105 240 219 1084 6 17 17 0 1688
2011 93 197 199 952 7 13 19 0 1480
2012 65 170 189 988 4 17 19 0 1452
2013 65 166 180 1057 4 18 12 0 1502
2014 75 146 188 1058 8 13 5 0 1493
2015 67 142 194 1135 5 12 13 0 1568
2016 73 145 180 1121 4 10 16 0 1549
2017 62 142 192 1015 4 18 17 0 1450
2018 57 140 189 1052 5 19 20 0 1482
2019 52 120 189 1029 3 15 23 0 1431
2020 55 114 179 1048 3 15 24 0 1438
2021 49 92 169 1107 2 8 31 0 1458
2022 39 88 154 1048 4 6 44 0 1383
2023 35 86 142 1066 6 9 52 1 1397
2024 32 88 162 1098 3 8 49 1 1441

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Artesia High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1842 83.5 22.0 n/a
1989 1745 79.0 22.0 n/a
1990 1755 79.4 22.1 n/a
1991 1762 80.2 21.9 n/a
1992 1867 81.5 22.9 18.1
1993 1867 79.5 23.5 18.5
1994 1723 75.5 22.8 21.7
1995 1792 72.3 24.8 22.9
1996 1792 72.3 24.8 22.9
1997 1776 76.6 23.2 23.9
1998 1917 76.9 24.9 21.3
1999 1849 79.7 23.2 22.3
2000 1852 80.1 23.1 36.3
2001 1791 83.5 21.4 37
2002 1786 80.6 22.2 37
2003 1786 80.6 22.2 37
2004 1802 80.6 22.4 39.2
2005 1820 79.0 23.0 56
2006 1896 72.1 26.3 53.9
2007 1859 82.2 22.6 55.3
2008 1842 90.0 20.5 59.7
2009 1746 74.4 21.1 61.3
2010 1688 69.0 24.4 69.8
2011 1480 n/a n/a 72.4
2012 1452 61.4 23.6 n/a
2013 1502 64.0 23.4 77.6
2014 1493 62.2 24.0 77.7
2015 1568 67.0 23.4 74.6
2016 1549 66.0 23.4 75.7
2017 1450 68.1 21.2 74.2
2018 1482 71.9 20.6 76.6
2019 1431 73.9 19.3 71.8
2020 1438 n/a n/a 75.5
2021 1458 73.4 19.8 78.9
2022 1383 74.4 18.5 84.4
2023 1397 75.1 18.5 85.3
2024 1441 73.5 19.5 88.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Artesia High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1842 83.5 22.0 n/a
1989 1745 79.0 22.0 n/a
1990 1755 79.4 22.1 n/a
1991 1762 80.2 21.9 n/a
1992 1867 81.5 22.9 18.1
1993 1867 79.5 23.5 18.5
1994 1723 75.5 22.8 21.7
1995 1792 72.3 24.8 22.9
1996 1792 72.3 24.8 22.9
1997 1776 76.6 23.2 23.9
1998 1917 76.9 24.9 21.3
1999 1849 79.7 23.2 22.3
2000 1852 80.1 23.1 36.3
2001 1791 83.5 21.4 37
2002 1786 80.6 22.2 37
2003 1786 80.6 22.2 37
2004 1802 80.6 22.4 39.2
2005 1820 79.0 23.0 56
2006 1896 72.1 26.3 53.9
2007 1859 82.2 22.6 55.3
2008 1842 90.0 20.5 59.7
2009 1746 74.4 21.1 61.3
2010 1688 69.0 24.4 69.8
2011 1480 n/a n/a 72.4
2012 1452 61.4 23.6 n/a
2013 1502 64.0 23.4 77.6
2014 1493 62.2 24.0 77.7
2015 1568 67.0 23.4 74.6
2016 1549 66.0 23.4 75.7
2017 1450 68.1 21.2 74.2
2018 1482 71.9 20.6 76.6
2019 1431 73.9 19.3 71.8
2020 1438 n/a n/a 75.5
2021 1458 73.4 19.8 78.9
2022 1383 74.4 18.5 84.4
2023 1397 75.1 18.5 85.3
2024 1441 73.5 19.5 88.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Artesia High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,388

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Artesia High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1065th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 760th of 2348 High schools
 17.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Artesia High)54.953.9
 1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (ABC Unified)70.872.5
 1.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Artesia High)27.224
 3.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (ABC Unified)50.548.4
 2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Artesia High)18.829.5
 10.6%
   11th Grade Science (ABC Unified)41.548.2
 6.7%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Artesia High)15.66.7
 8.9%
   12th Grade Science (ABC Unified)3810
 28%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14311397
 2.4%
African American12086
 28.3%
American Indian36
 100%
Asian189142
 24.9%
Hispanic10291066
 3.6%
Pacific Islander159
 40%
White5235
 32.7%
Two or More Races2352
 126.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients71.8%85.3%
 13.4%


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Artesia High ranks 1122nd of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,441 students attended Artesia High.

Students at Artesia High are 76% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.


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