Lynwood Unified School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 20 public schools serving 14,171 students in Lynwood Unified School District. This district's average testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in California.

Public Schools in Lynwood Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the California public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 51% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Lynwood Unified School District are Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Janie P. Abbott Elementary School and Washington Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Lynwood Unified School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in California.

Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

Top Rankings

Lynwood Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Overview

School District Name

Lynwood Unified School District

School District Website

http://www.lynwood.k12.ca.us

School District Phone Number

(310) 886-1600

School District Grades Offered

KG - 12

2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

20 Schools

10,233 Schools

# Students

14,171 Students

6,168,558 Students

# Teachers

570 Teachers

263,481 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

25:1

District Rank

Lynwood Unified School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 988 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 73% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (CA)

Overall District Rank

#1360 out of 1942 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

26%

40%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Lynwood Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

38%

51%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lynwood Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

90%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Lynwood Unified School District and public school graduation rate of CA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.12

0.64

# American Indian Students

8 Students

32,775 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

18 Students

716,889 Students

% Asian Students

n/a

12%

# Hispanic Students

13,300 Students

3,350,293 Students

% Hispanic Students

94%

54%

# Black Students

692 Students

335,281 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

112 Students

1,429,452 Students

% White Students

23%

# Hawaiian Students

29 Students

28,573 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

12 Students

271,340 Students

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

1,180

526,799

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,048

453,975

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,090

451,494

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,063

443,439

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,060

462,447

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,088

467,886

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,196

482,667

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,110

472,586

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,066

469,754

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,044

492,115

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,038

480,320

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,063

472,076

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,125

484,898

# Ungraded Students:

8,084

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $14,378 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,969. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $13,734 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$204 MM

$29 MM

This chart display total revenue of Lynwood Unified School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending

$195 MM

$29 MM

This chart display total spending of Lynwood Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$14,378

$15,969

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Lynwood Unified School District and median value from average revenue per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending / Student

$13,734

$16,042

This chart display average spending per public school student in Lynwood Unified School District and median value from average spending per public school student of all school districts in CA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

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