Is Lynwood Elementary a good school?

Lynwood Elementary ranks 3549 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lynwood Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 277 students attended Lynwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lynwood Elementary?

Students at Lynwood Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 21% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lynwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lynwood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : San Jose Middle High : Novato High

Lynwood Elementary

Summary:

Lynwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Novato, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 277. It is part of the Novato Unified School District, which is ranked 530 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lynwood Elementary consistently performs below the Novato Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 32.14% of Lynwood Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 53.52% for the district and 47.04% for California. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Lynwood Elementary struggles to support its diverse student population, with lower performance among Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students compared to their peers.

Lynwood Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby schools in the Novato Unified School District, such as Rancho Elementary, Olive Elementary, and Loma Verde Elementary, which all outperform Lynwood in standardized test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The nearby schools in the Miller Creek Elementary School District, such as Mary E. Silveira Elementary and Lucas Valley Elementary, also significantly outperform Lynwood Elementary in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

1320 Lynwood Dr.
Novato, CA 94947-4629

(415) 897-4161

District: Novato Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3549^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,182

Students who attend Lynwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Jose Middle
High:	Novato High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 277

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

21.3%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lynwood Elementary ranks worse than 60.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Novato Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.57. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Lynwood Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Novato Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.7%), White (21.3%), two or more races (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lynwood Elementary is 23, which is the 3^rd best among 8 elementary schools in the Novato Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lynwood Elementary is $10,182, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Novato Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lynwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lynwood Elementary 3549^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lynwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Novato Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Novato Unified 530^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lynwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lynwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	76.03	1077^th	4809	77.6%
2005	69.11	1375^th	4822	71.5%
2006	63.54	1608^th	4818	66.6%
2007	58.33	1908^th	5113	62.7%
2008	59.35	1878^th	5113	63.3%
2009	52.49	2332^nd	5193	55.1%
2010	65.20	1709^th	5314	67.8%
2011	68.80	1535^th	5377	71.5%
2012	60.20	2032^nd	5390	62.3%
2013	57.47	2271^st	5530	58.9%
2015	58.11	2023^rd	5611	63.9%
2016	45.27	2764^th	5614	50.8%
2017	52.23	2424^th	5692	57.4%
2018	50.28	2559^th	5662	54.8%
2019	15.52	5201^st	5789	10.2%
2021	27.83	982^nd	1417	30.7%
2022	28.18	4027^th	5883	31.5%
2023	40.07	3123^rd	5874	46.8%
2024	34.57	3549^th	5862	39.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lynwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.86	2863^rd	3246	11.8%
2019	18.26	3242^nd	3275	1.0%
2021	26.36	546^th	602	9.3%
2022	25.88	2886^th	3311	12.8%
2023	27.59	2701^st	3250	16.9%
2024	21.17	3022^nd	3160	4.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lynwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.57	3725^th	5084	26.7%
2019	14.77	4851^st	5173	6.2%
2021	28.90	839^th	1110	24.4%
2022	13.30	5061^st	5264	3.9%
2023	13.25	5154^th	5374	4.1%
2024	14.20	5190^th	5511	5.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Lynwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.98	2832^nd	5413	47.7%
2019	11.27	5246^th	5492	4.5%
2021	23.59	958^th	1267	24.4%
2022	22.35	4473^rd	5635	20.6%
2023	39.70	3034^th	5617	46.0%
2024	42.34	2900^th	5605	48.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Lynwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.78	2183^rd	5431	59.8%
2019	21.99	4471^st	5510	18.9%
2021	33.23	786^th	1272	38.2%
2022	34.22	3435^th	5663	39.3%
2023	40.18	3056^th	5650	45.9%
2024	29.57	3853^rd	5636	31.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lynwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.44	3653^rd	4830	24.4%
2019	11.20	4824^th	4963	2.8%
2022	13.56	4876^th	5084	4.1%
2023	24.83	4124^th	5098	19.1%
2024	18.07	4580^th	5102	10.2%

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Rank History for White students at Lynwood Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	77.69	524^th	2737	80.9%

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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 Lynwood Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	392	25	29	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	480
1989	361	25	25	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	445
1990	354	38	33	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	467
1991	365	35	27	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
1992	310	26	37	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	423
1993	263	34	33	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	409
1994	287	40	25	64	1	n/a	n/a	0	417
1995	240	26	23	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1996	240	26	23	114	0	n/a	n/a	0	403
1997	223	17	25	126	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
1998	223	24	22	144	3	n/a	n/a	0	416
1999	226	17	31	147	4	n/a	n/a	2	427
2000	223	17	33	155	3	n/a	n/a	2	433
2001	194	20	43	151	0	n/a	n/a	1	409
2002	196	13	32	149	1	n/a	n/a	11	402
2003	196	13	32	149	1	n/a	n/a	11	402
2004	183	21	37	145	0	n/a	n/a	10	396
2005	180	13	39	148	0	n/a	n/a	14	394
2006	159	13	25	168	0	n/a	n/a	13	378
2007	138	21	28	183	0	n/a	n/a	15	385
2008	134	21	37	191	2	n/a	n/a	0	385
2009	126	21	25	212	2	0	6	0	392
2010	89	14	18	213	1	0	33	0	368
2011	102	23	25	219	2	1	29	0	401
2012	110	24	25	235	1	1	30	0	426
2013	91	17	22	255	2	1	24	0	412
2014	72	11	23	230	3	0	18	0	357
2015	67	15	17	224	3	0	17	0	343
2016	72	8	18	210	5	0	14	0	327
2017	71	9	25	201	2	1	18	0	327
2018	73	13	32	199	4	1	14	0	336
2019	41	12	22	188	2	1	12	0	278
2020	37	8	18	194	4	2	16	0	279
2021	37	8	14	196	3	2	16	0	276
2022	43	5	5	187	1	2	14	0	257
2023	59	4	6	193	1	0	14	0	277

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 Lynwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	480	20.4	23.5	n/a
1989	445	16.8	26.4	n/a
1990	467	18.0	25.9	n/a
1991	466	17.5	26.6	n/a
1992	423	17.8	23.7	26.7
1993	409	18.3	22.3	29.6
1994	417	18.8	22.2	33.1
1995	403	15.0	26.9	40.2
1996	403	15.0	26.9	40.2
1997	391	19.0	20.6	39.6
1998	416	20.0	20.8	41.8
1999	427	21.0	20.3	38.8
2000	433	21.0	20.6	44.1
2001	409	20.0	20.5	41.4
2002	402	21.5	18.7	42.2
2003	402	21.5	18.7	42.2
2004	396	20.0	19.8	40.7
2005	394	19.0	20.7	47.1
2006	378	18.8	20.1	50.1
2007	385	20.0	19.3	60.5
2008	385	22.1	17.4	60
2009	392	19.0	18.1	62.5
2010	368	19.0	19.3	60.9
2011	401	n/a	n/a	61.3
2012	426	23.0	18.5	n/a
2013	412	24.0	17.1	71.4
2014	357	19.0	18.7	71.7
2015	343	16.0	21.4	71.1
2016	327	16.0	20.4	70.3
2017	327	16.6	19.6	63.9
2018	336	15.0	22.4	65.2
2019	278	14.0	19.8	69.4
2020	279	n/a	n/a	67.7
2021	276	14.0	19.7	63.4
2022	257	13.0	19.7	44.7
2023	277	12.0	23.0	41.9

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 Lynwood Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	480	20.4	23.5	n/a
1989	445	16.8	26.4	n/a
1990	467	18.0	25.9	n/a
1991	466	17.5	26.6	n/a
1992	423	17.8	23.7	26.7
1993	409	18.3	22.3	29.6
1994	417	18.8	22.2	33.1
1995	403	15.0	26.9	40.2
1996	403	15.0	26.9	40.2
1997	391	19.0	20.6	39.6
1998	416	20.0	20.8	41.8
1999	427	21.0	20.3	38.8
2000	433	21.0	20.6	44.1
2001	409	20.0	20.5	41.4
2002	402	21.5	18.7	42.2
2003	402	21.5	18.7	42.2
2004	396	20.0	19.8	40.7
2005	394	19.0	20.7	47.1
2006	378	18.8	20.1	50.1
2007	385	20.0	19.3	60.5
2008	385	22.1	17.4	60
2009	392	19.0	18.1	62.5
2010	368	19.0	19.3	60.9
2011	401	n/a	n/a	61.3
2012	426	23.0	18.5	n/a
2013	412	24.0	17.1	71.4
2014	357	19.0	18.7	71.7
2015	343	16.0	21.4	71.1
2016	327	16.0	20.4	70.3
2017	327	16.6	19.6	63.9
2018	336	15.0	22.4	65.2
2019	278	14.0	19.8	69.4
2020	279	n/a	n/a	67.7
2021	276	14.0	19.7	63.4
2022	257	13.0	19.7	44.7
2023	277	12.0	23.0	41.9

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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