How does Janie P. Abbott Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Lynwood?

Janie P. Abbott Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 39.0/100, placing it at the 36th percentile statewide. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 914 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Janie P. Abbott Elementary?

13.3% of students at Janie P. Abbott Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Janie P. Abbott Elementary improving or declining?

Janie P. Abbott Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Janie P. Abbott Elementary?

30.7% of students at Janie P. Abbott Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Janie P. Abbott Elementary

Lynwood Unified Lynwood Los Angeles County 90262

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

914 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

449 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

93%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 96.2%

Asian 0.2%

Black 2.2%

Other 1.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Janie P. Abbott Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.3%
Met Standard	16.6%
Below Standard	70.0%

Exceeded

13.3%

Met

16.6%

Below

70.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Janie P. Abbott Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lynwood Unified district average of 12.5%. The 38 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.4% exceeded — 3.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.