Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 540 students attended Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

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

Wilson Elementary

Summary:

Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lynwood, California, serving 511 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Lynwood Unified School District, which is ranked 1207 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 9.1% in 2017-2018 to 46.0% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state and district averages. Wilson Elementary also struggles academically, with only 22.33% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 20.44% in Mathematics, compared to 31.61% and 19.7% for the district, respectively.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Lynwood Unified School District, such as Washington Elementary and Lindbergh Elementary, Wilson Elementary is one of the lower-performing schools in the district. Additionally, the school faces significant equity challenges, with its students from English Language Learner and Special Education backgrounds performing in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 95.54% to 96.24%, also indicates that the school serves a community with significant socioeconomic challenges.

Detail:

Public K-6

11700 School St.
Lynwood, CA 90262-4348

(310) 603-1525

District: Lynwood Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4879^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,726

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hosler Middle
High:	Lynwood High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 540

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.8%

African American:

3.5%

White:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilson Elementary ranks worse than 83.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.78. (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 (94.8%), African American (3.5%), White (1.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary is 22.5, which is the 4^th best among 12 elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilson Elementary is $4,726, which is the lowest among 12 elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilson Elementary 4879^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Wilson 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 Wilson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.31	4466^th	4809	7.1%
2005	10.99	4601^st	4822	4.6%
2006	11.00	4576^th	4818	5.0%
2007	15.62	4603^rd	5113	10.0%
2008	15.88	4608^th	5113	9.9%
2009	18.39	4546^th	5193	12.5%
2010	25.81	4167^th	5314	21.6%
2011	28.69	4078^th	5377	24.2%
2012	21.37	4561^st	5390	15.4%
2013	32.53	3849^th	5530	30.4%
2015	20.70	4553^rd	5611	18.9%
2016	23.40	4319^th	5614	23.1%
2017	26.40	4132^nd	5692	27.4%
2018	27.60	4026^th	5662	28.9%
2019	30.12	3924^th	5789	32.2%
2021	16.96	1238^th	1417	12.6%
2022	17.65	5088^th	5883	13.5%
2023	23.69	4494^th	5874	23.5%
2024	19.78	4879^th	5862	16.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.28	2508^th	3246	22.7%
2019	30.70	2436^th	3275	25.6%
2021	24.06	576^th	602	4.3%
2022	23.83	3013^th	3311	9.0%
2023	30.59	2485^th	3250	23.5%
2024	25.03	2839^th	3160	10.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.99	2199^th	2420	9.1%
2024	22.59	2264^th	2634	14.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.87	3023^rd	5084	40.5%
2019	44.19	2808^th	5173	45.7%
2021	26.95	871^st	1110	21.5%
2022	23.56	4372^nd	5264	16.9%
2023	33.12	3647^th	5374	32.1%
2024	23.15	4518^th	5511	18.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.00	3921^st	5413	27.6%
2019	30.78	3769^th	5492	31.4%
2021	17.58	1108^th	1267	12.5%
2022	23.78	4348^th	5635	22.8%
2023	29.03	3859^th	5617	31.3%
2024	21.84	4519^th	5605	19.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.28	1125^th	2128	47.1%
2019	46.39	1082^nd	2585	58.1%
2021	23.23	237^th	293	19.1%
2022	20.20	2008^th	2227	9.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.76	3790^th	5431	30.2%
2019	29.84	3809^th	5510	30.9%
2021	18.62	1072^nd	1272	15.7%
2022	15.17	5198^th	5663	8.2%
2023	20.96	4634^th	5650	18.0%
2024	19.59	4768^th	5636	15.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.25	2917^th	4830	39.6%
2019	43.62	2707^th	4963	45.5%
2022	24.85	4130^th	5084	18.8%
2023	34.57	3349^th	5098	34.3%
2024	28.44	3832^nd	5102	24.9%

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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 Wilson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	8	212	35	662	0	n/a	n/a	0	917
1989	5	210	13	795	0	n/a	n/a	0	1023
1990	12	214	43	833	0	n/a	n/a	0	1102
1991	0	252	38	915	2	n/a	n/a	0	1207
1992	14	171	31	1004	1	n/a	n/a	0	1221
1993	0	175	10	994	2	n/a	n/a	0	1181
1994	11	180	8	1024	0	n/a	n/a	0	1223
1995	5	128	6	1047	1	n/a	n/a	0	1187
1996	5	128	6	1047	1	n/a	n/a	0	1187
1997	7	124	2	1102	1	n/a	n/a	0	1236
1998	2	82	9	1066	0	n/a	n/a	0	1159
1999	4	98	2	743	1	n/a	n/a	3	851
2000	7	63	0	869	1	n/a	n/a	0	940
2001	4	58	1	750	1	n/a	n/a	0	814
2002	1	39	8	804	1	n/a	n/a	4	857
2003	1	39	8	804	1	n/a	n/a	4	857
2004	1	33	3	894	0	n/a	n/a	3	934
2005	1	38	1	869	0	n/a	n/a	0	909
2006	0	30	2	696	1	n/a	n/a	1	730
2007	2	29	2	628	0	n/a	n/a	1	662
2008	n/a	22	1	589	1	n/a	n/a	0	613
2009	0	23	0	562	0	0	1	0	586
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	1	30	1	649	0	0	0	0	681
2012	1	30	1	660	0	3	0	0	695
2013	3	35	2	683	0	0	0	0	723
2014	12	28	3	651	0	0	0	0	694
2015	11	19	3	647	0	0	0	0	680
2016	16	18	3	671	0	0	0	0	708
2017	15	18	2	670	1	0	0	0	706
2018	17	20	2	618	0	0	0	0	657
2019	14	23	2	616	0	2	1	0	658
2020	11	17	1	554	0	1	1	0	585
2021	9	13	0	534	0	2	0	0	558
2022	8	14	2	490	0	2	0	0	516
2023	4	11	2	492	0	2	0	0	511
2024	7	19	2	512	0	0	0	0	540

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 Wilson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	917	32.0	28.6	n/a
1989	1023	32.0	31.9	n/a
1990	1102	37.0	29.7	n/a
1991	1207	40.0	30.1	n/a
1992	1221	40.6	30.0	78.8
1993	1181	39.0	30.3	94.9
1994	1223	44.0	27.8	60
1995	1187	46.0	25.8	60.7
1996	1187	46.0	25.8	60.7
1997	1236	48.0	25.8	81
1998	1159	49.0	23.7	78.4
1999	851	40.0	21.3	85
2000	940	42.0	22.4	89.9
2001	814	39.0	20.9	87.2
2002	857	38.0	22.6	26.4
2003	857	38.0	22.6	26.4
2004	934	39.0	23.9	17.1
2005	909	38.0	23.9	84.2
2006	730	33.0	22.1	99.7
2007	662	40.0	16.6	99.7
2008	613	36.0	17.0	93.1
2009	586	35.0	16.3	99.5
2010	0	36.0	0.0	n/a
2011	681	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	695	30.0	23.1	n/a
2013	723	38.0	19.0	94.2
2014	694	30.5	22.7	93.9
2015	680	30.0	22.6	97.4
2016	708	30.0	23.6	95.3
2017	706	32.0	22.0	91.1
2018	657	30.5	21.5	93.6
2019	658	26.5	24.8	93.5
2020	585	n/a	n/a	94
2021	558	23.3	23.9	96.2
2022	516	25.0	20.5	95.5
2023	511	24.0	21.2	96.1
2024	540	24.0	22.5	93.9

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 Wilson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	917	32.0	28.6	n/a
1989	1023	32.0	31.9	n/a
1990	1102	37.0	29.7	n/a
1991	1207	40.0	30.1	n/a
1992	1221	40.6	30.0	78.8
1993	1181	39.0	30.3	94.9
1994	1223	44.0	27.8	60
1995	1187	46.0	25.8	60.7
1996	1187	46.0	25.8	60.7
1997	1236	48.0	25.8	81
1998	1159	49.0	23.7	78.4
1999	851	40.0	21.3	85
2000	940	42.0	22.4	89.9
2001	814	39.0	20.9	87.2
2002	857	38.0	22.6	26.4
2003	857	38.0	22.6	26.4
2004	934	39.0	23.9	17.1
2005	909	38.0	23.9	84.2
2006	730	33.0	22.1	99.7
2007	662	40.0	16.6	99.7
2008	613	36.0	17.0	93.1
2009	586	35.0	16.3	99.5
2010	0	36.0	0.0	n/a
2011	681	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	695	30.0	23.1	n/a
2013	723	38.0	19.0	94.2
2014	694	30.5	22.7	93.9
2015	680	30.0	22.6	97.4
2016	708	30.0	23.6	95.3
2017	706	32.0	22.0	91.1
2018	657	30.5	21.5	93.6
2019	658	26.5	24.8	93.5
2020	585	n/a	n/a	94
2021	558	23.3	23.9	96.2
2022	516	25.0	20.5	95.5
2023	511	24.0	21.2	96.1
2024	540	24.0	22.5	93.9

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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