| Index | Lawndale | California | National |
| Average Test Scores | 45% | 53% | 68% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 22:1 | 20:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 11 | 8,308 | 79,235 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 3,438 | 24,875 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 1,085 | 7,965 |
| Index | Lawndale | California | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 68.9% | 80.6% | 83.8% |
| Completed high school | 67.5% | 79.3% | 82.4% |
| Completed some college | 44.7% | 60.8% | 58.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.9% | 38.8% | 37.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.8% | 31.0% | 29.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.2% | 11.4% | 11.0% |
| Completed professional degree | 1.0% | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Topanga, CA | 8,923 | 91% | 34% |
| Hermosa Beach, CA | 19,725 | 90% | 32% |
| Manhattan Beach, CA | 35,534 | 89% | 30% |
| Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 42,282 | 84% | 24% |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 67,511 | 84% | 23% |
| Lawndale, CA | 33,155 | 45% | 34% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Rome, NY | 33,161 | 56% | 18% |
| Randolph, MA | 33,135 | 46% | 32% |
| Riviera Beach, FL | 33,123 | 38% | 45% |
| Land O' Lakes, FL | 33,112 | 66% | 3% |
| Woodridge, IL | 33,227 | 89% | 31% |
| Lawndale, CA | 33,155 | 45% | 34% |