Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 2685 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 505 students attended Washington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hosler Middle High : Lynwood High

Washington Elementary

Summary:

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lynwood, CA, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 532 students. It is part of the Lynwood Unified School District, which is ranked 1207 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary consistently outperforms the Lynwood Unified School District and the state of California in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Washington Elementary's ELA proficiency rate for 6th grade was 61.9%, compared to 34.36% for the Lynwood Unified School District and 45.82% for the state. In Mathematics, Washington Elementary's 4th grade proficiency rate was 45.59%, compared to 27.2% for the district and 41.2% for the state. However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 13.8% to 36.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When comparing Washington Elementary to the nearby schools in the Lynwood Unified School District, it stands out as the highest-performing school in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Washington Elementary's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate of 61.9% was significantly higher than the next closest school, Janie P. Abbott Elementary, at 51.56%. Similarly, in 4th grade Mathematics, Washington Elementary's proficiency rate of 45.59% was much higher than the next closest school, Will Rogers Elementary, at 32.5%. The school also performs well for English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 3 in the state for these subgroups in recent years.

Detail:

Public K-6

4225 Sanborn Ave.
Lynwood, CA 90262-2998

(310) 603-1513

District: Lynwood Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2685^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,677

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hosler Middle
High:	Lynwood High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.9

Number of students: 505

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

African American:

4.4%

White:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washington Elementary ranks better than 54.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.7. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.9%), African American (4.4%), Asian (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary is 22.9, which is the 5^th best among 12 elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Washington Elementary employs 22 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary is $5,677. 6 elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary 2685^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Lynwood Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lynwood Unified 1207^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Washington Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	38.01	2751^st	4809	42.8%
2005	40.95	2661^st	4822	44.8%
2006	29.86	3312^th	4818	31.3%
2007	34.93	3231^st	5113	36.8%
2008	21.53	4229^th	5113	17.3%
2009	33.31	3489^th	5193	32.8%
2010	21.68	4488^th	5314	15.5%
2011	19.48	4717^th	5377	12.3%
2012	35.91	3528^th	5390	34.5%
2013	47.12	2858^th	5530	48.3%
2015	43.20	2848^th	5611	49.2%
2016	38.56	3172^nd	5614	43.5%
2017	48.16	2655^th	5692	53.4%
2018	51.98	2455^th	5662	56.6%
2019	45.99	2820^th	5789	51.3%
2021	33.18	896^th	1417	36.8%
2022	34.34	3508^th	5883	40.4%
2023	43.86	2898^th	5874	50.7%
2024	47.70	2685^th	5862	54.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.32	1375^th	3246	57.6%
2019	41.57	1692^nd	3275	48.3%
2021	40.03	308^th	602	48.8%
2022	35.76	2140^th	3311	35.4%
2023	72.74	429^th	3250	86.8%
2024	44.47	1513^th	3160	52.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.12	1226^th	5084	75.9%
2019	61.58	1669^th	5173	67.7%
2021	54.52	422^nd	1110	62.0%
2022	48.60	2357^th	5264	55.2%
2023	60.24	1734^th	5374	67.7%
2024	59.01	1857^th	5511	66.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.24	2705^th	5413	50.0%
2019	39.86	3116^th	5492	43.3%
2021	33.74	794^th	1267	37.3%
2022	35.19	3310^th	5635	41.3%
2023	39.06	3079^th	5617	45.2%
2024	41.11	2975^th	5605	46.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	76.39	394^th	2585	84.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.63	2137^th	5431	60.7%
2019	51.54	2394^th	5510	56.6%
2021	34.83	759^th	1272	40.3%
2022	34.88	3385^th	5663	40.2%
2023	47.74	2577^th	5650	54.4%
2024	53.79	2273^rd	5636	59.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.27	1130^th	4830	76.6%
2019	64.34	1438^th	4963	71.0%
2022	48.47	2309^th	5084	54.6%
2023	61.63	1565^th	5098	69.3%
2024	62.12	1564^th	5102	69.3%

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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Washington Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	27	340	24	494	0	n/a	n/a	0	885
1989	18	295	33	585	0	n/a	n/a	0	931
1990	8	253	21	618	2	n/a	n/a	0	902
1991	6	225	34	739	2	n/a	n/a	0	1006
1992	5	214	16	750	0	n/a	n/a	0	985
1993	5	211	7	790	7	n/a	n/a	0	1020
1994	6	228	9	876	5	n/a	n/a	0	1124
1995	5	184	4	981	6	n/a	n/a	0	1180
1996	5	184	4	981	6	n/a	n/a	0	1180
1997	5	168	1	1061	10	n/a	n/a	0	1245
1998	6	181	12	1150	0	n/a	n/a	0	1349
1999	5	121	10	1003	0	n/a	n/a	0	1139
2000	7	126	8	965	1	n/a	n/a	3	1110
2001	3	123	3	1059	0	n/a	n/a	0	1188
2002	4	89	9	1077	1	n/a	n/a	11	1191
2003	4	89	9	1077	1	n/a	n/a	11	1191
2004	3	115	2	1293	0	n/a	n/a	14	1427
2005	4	112	2	1250	0	n/a	n/a	17	1385
2006	2	91	0	782	0	n/a	n/a	16	891
2007	1	75	0	726	1	n/a	n/a	11	814
2008	1	54	2	681	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	738
2009	0	61	0	717	0	0	8	0	786
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	0	51	0	816	0	1	3	0	871
2012	6	49	0	833	0	1	1	0	890
2013	6	43	0	775	0	0	0	0	824
2014	5	39	0	759	0	1	0	0	804
2015	3	45	0	788	0	0	0	0	836
2016	2	36	0	735	0	0	0	0	773
2017	3	44	0	694	0	0	0	0	741
2018	3	40	0	691	0	0	1	0	735
2019	3	36	0	627	0	0	1	0	667
2020	2	26	0	605	0	0	0	0	633
2021	2	25	0	571	0	1	0	0	599
2022	2	30	0	528	0	0	0	0	560
2023	2	27	0	503	0	0	0	0	532
2024	2	22	2	479	0	0	0	0	505

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 Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	885	30.0	29.5	n/a
1989	931	33.0	28.2	n/a
1990	902	35.0	25.7	n/a
1991	1006	33.0	30.4	n/a
1992	985	33.5	29.4	64.1
1993	1020	32.0	31.9	66.9
1994	1124	39.0	28.8	60.1
1995	1180	43.0	27.4	79
1996	1180	43.0	27.4	79
1997	1245	49.0	25.4	80.8
1998	1349	56.0	24.1	74.3
1999	1139	52.0	21.9	75.9
2000	1110	56.0	19.8	81.3
2001	1188	55.0	21.6	75.8
2002	1191	55.0	21.7	14
2003	1191	55.0	21.7	14
2004	1427	52.0	27.4	84.9
2005	1385	51.0	27.2	71.5
2006	891	37.0	24.1	101.5
2007	814	40.0	20.4	101
2008	738	41.0	18.0	65.4
2009	786	38.0	19.2	99.6
2010	0	38.0	0.0	n/a
2011	871	n/a	n/a	67.2
2012	890	31.0	28.7	n/a
2013	824	29.0	28.4	86.8
2014	804	28.0	28.7	89.4
2015	836	33.0	25.3	94.3
2016	773	32.0	24.1	87.7
2017	741	30.0	24.7	89.7
2018	735	28.0	26.2	93.9
2019	667	26.2	25.4	92.8
2020	633	n/a	n/a	89.9
2021	599	24.0	24.9	92
2022	560	24.0	23.3	89.1
2023	532	23.0	23.1	91.7
2024	505	22.0	22.9	94.1

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 Washington Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	885	30.0	29.5	n/a
1989	931	33.0	28.2	n/a
1990	902	35.0	25.7	n/a
1991	1006	33.0	30.4	n/a
1992	985	33.5	29.4	64.1
1993	1020	32.0	31.9	66.9
1994	1124	39.0	28.8	60.1
1995	1180	43.0	27.4	79
1996	1180	43.0	27.4	79
1997	1245	49.0	25.4	80.8
1998	1349	56.0	24.1	74.3
1999	1139	52.0	21.9	75.9
2000	1110	56.0	19.8	81.3
2001	1188	55.0	21.6	75.8
2002	1191	55.0	21.7	14
2003	1191	55.0	21.7	14
2004	1427	52.0	27.4	84.9
2005	1385	51.0	27.2	71.5
2006	891	37.0	24.1	101.5
2007	814	40.0	20.4	101
2008	738	41.0	18.0	65.4
2009	786	38.0	19.2	99.6
2010	0	38.0	0.0	n/a
2011	871	n/a	n/a	67.2
2012	890	31.0	28.7	n/a
2013	824	29.0	28.4	86.8
2014	804	28.0	28.7	89.4
2015	836	33.0	25.3	94.3
2016	773	32.0	24.1	87.7
2017	741	30.0	24.7	89.7
2018	735	28.0	26.2	93.9
2019	667	26.2	25.4	92.8
2020	633	n/a	n/a	89.9
2021	599	24.0	24.9	92
2022	560	24.0	23.3	89.1
2023	532	23.0	23.1	91.7
2024	505	22.0	22.9	94.1

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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