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Lynwood High

Lynwood UnifiedLynwoodLos Angeles County90262
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
854 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
1,882 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
99%
Teachers
82 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic91.1%
White0.6%
Asian0.3%
Black7.4%
Other0.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lynwood High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard10.8%
Met Standard20.0%
Below Standard69.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Lynwood High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.7 points below the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Lynwood Unified district average of 12.4%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.3% exceeded — 2.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.2%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
10.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
30.8%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
32.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
854
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th42813.8%29.2%23.6%33.4%43.0%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th4267.8%10.8%19.3%62.2%18.5%

Nearby schools

13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.6

Compton Early College High
Compton Unified · 2 mi
69.5
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathema
Los Angeles Unified · 2.2 mi
55.1
Dominguez High
Compton Unified · 2 mi
43.7
Marco Antonio Firebaugh High
Lynwood Unified · 1.2 mi
42.3
South Gate Senior High
Los Angeles Unified · 2.7 mi
41.6
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score