Is Thurgood Marshall Elementary a good school?

Thurgood Marshall Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 541 students attended Thurgood Marshall Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall Elementary?

Students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Thurgood Marshall Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle High : Lynwood High

Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Summary:

Thurgood Marshall Elementary is a public elementary school in Lynwood, California, serving 599 students in grades K-6. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and a high concentration of students from low-income backgrounds.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary's academic performance, as measured by standardized tests, is consistently below the Lynwood Unified School District and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 32.14% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 47.04% statewide. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also risen dramatically, from 12.9% in 2017-2018 to 46.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Thurgood Marshall Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.07% in 2020-2021 to 94.99% in 2022-2023, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Thurgood Marshall Elementary to other schools in the Lynwood Unified and Los Angeles Unified districts, several patterns emerge. Lincoln Elementary and Wilson Elementary, both in the Lynwood Unified district, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to Thurgood Marshall Elementary. However, Washington Elementary and Bryson Avenue Elementary, in the Los Angeles Unified district, significantly outperform Thurgood Marshall Elementary in academic measures, despite serving similar student populations.

Detail:

Public K-6

3593 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Lynwood, CA 90262-2048

(310) 886-5900

District: Lynwood Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4404^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,870

Students who attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	Lynwood High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.7

Number of students: 541

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.9%

African American:

0.7%

White:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thurgood Marshall Elementary ranks worse than 75.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.54. (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 (98.9%), African American (0.7%), White (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall Elementary is 25.7, which is the highest among 12 elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Thurgood Marshall Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thurgood Marshall Elementary is $4,870. 9 elementary schools in the Lynwood Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thurgood Marshall Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Thurgood Marshall Elementary 4404^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Thurgood Marshall Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Lynwood Unified:

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

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Rank History for Thurgood Marshall Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	16.71	4524^th	5113	11.5%
2008	17.18	4517^th	5113	11.7%
2009	16.80	4630^th	5193	10.8%
2010	22.29	4438^th	5314	16.5%
2011	23.58	4429^th	5377	17.6%
2012	26.38	4222^nd	5390	21.7%
2013	36.48	3564^th	5530	35.6%
2015	29.20	3766^th	5611	32.9%
2016	36.11	3324^th	5614	40.8%
2017	41.37	3023^rd	5692	46.9%
2018	38.10	3270^th	5662	42.2%
2019	46.68	2783^rd	5789	51.9%
2021	25.05	1053^rd	1417	25.7%
2022	28.25	4020^th	5883	31.7%
2023	20.66	4795^th	5874	18.4%
2024	24.54	4404^th	5862	24.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.18	1649^th	3246	49.2%
2019	37.33	1961^st	3275	40.1%
2021	39.30	317^th	602	47.3%
2022	34.45	2251^st	3311	32.0%
2023	40.36	1785^th	3250	45.1%
2024	33.89	2256^th	3160	28.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.40	1944^th	5084	61.8%
2019	65.59	1428^th	5173	72.4%
2021	42.11	607^th	1110	45.3%
2022	40.88	2932^nd	5264	44.3%
2023	29.38	3942^nd	5374	26.6%
2024	33.19	3676^th	5511	33.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.78	3621^st	5413	33.1%
2019	37.01	3281^st	5492	40.3%
2021	22.73	979^th	1267	22.7%
2022	21.04	4615^th	5635	18.1%
2023	20.19	4687^th	5617	16.6%
2024	22.36	4474^th	5605	20.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.40	2762^nd	5431	49.1%
2019	55.72	2160^th	5510	60.8%
2021	28.68	864^th	1272	32.1%
2022	38.87	3076^th	5663	45.7%
2023	22.29	4520^th	5650	20.0%
2024	28.64	3943^rd	5636	30.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.46	2004^th	4830	58.5%
2019	63.81	1480^th	4963	70.2%
2022	40.27	2880^th	5084	43.4%
2023	29.71	3739^th	5098	26.7%
2024	34.59	3376^th	5102	33.8%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Marshal is one of the best schools in Lynwood, we won at the Mathaton 1st & 2nd place. WE ARE MARSHALL Close Quote

Enrollment information for Thurgood Marshall Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2006	0	13	0	769	0	n/a	n/a	0	782
2007	1	16	2	779	0	n/a	n/a	2	800
2008	1	15	1	703	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	720
2009	1	9	1	659	0	0	3	0	673
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	0	12	2	654	0	0	1	0	669
2012	0	15	2	649	0	0	0	0	666
2013	0	11	2	625	0	0	0	0	638
2014	1	12	0	647	0	0	0	0	660
2015	2	3	0	651	0	0	0	0	656
2016	1	10	1	658	1	0	0	0	671
2017	0	21	0	621	0	0	0	0	642
2018	0	18	0	592	0	0	0	0	610
2019	1	22	1	601	0	0	0	0	625
2020	1	13	1	568	0	0	1	0	584
2021	2	16	4	538	0	0	0	0	560
2022	2	10	4	607	0	0	0	0	623
2023	2	8	3	586	0	0	0	0	599
2024	2	4	0	535	0	0	0	0	541

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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	782	31.0	25.2	99.6
2007	800	36.0	22.2	94.4
2008	720	36.0	20.0	97.4
2009	673	35.0	19.2	99.6
2010	0	28.0	0.0	n/a
2011	669	n/a	n/a	86.2
2012	666	23.0	28.9	n/a
2013	638	21.0	30.3	94.4
2014	660	23.0	28.6	94.1
2015	656	26.0	25.2	98.5
2016	671	25.0	26.8	96
2017	642	25.0	25.6	96.1
2018	610	24.0	25.4	96.9
2019	625	23.0	27.1	96.5
2020	584	n/a	n/a	94.2
2021	560	23.0	24.3	91.1
2022	623	25.0	24.8	93.1
2023	599	22.5	26.6	95
2024	541	21.0	25.7	95.9

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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	782	31.0	25.2	99.6
2007	800	36.0	22.2	94.4
2008	720	36.0	20.0	97.4
2009	673	35.0	19.2	99.6
2010	0	28.0	0.0	n/a
2011	669	n/a	n/a	86.2
2012	666	23.0	28.9	n/a
2013	638	21.0	30.3	94.4
2014	660	23.0	28.6	94.1
2015	656	26.0	25.2	98.5
2016	671	25.0	26.8	96
2017	642	25.0	25.6	96.1
2018	610	24.0	25.4	96.9
2019	625	23.0	27.1	96.5
2020	584	n/a	n/a	94.2
2021	560	23.0	24.3	91.1
2022	623	25.0	24.8	93.1
2023	599	22.5	26.6	95
2024	541	21.0	25.7	95.9

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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