Thurgood Marshall Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.6% |
| Met Standard | 17.0% |
| Below Standard | 70.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Thurgood Marshall Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.6% of students exceeded standard while 17.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lynwood Unified district average of 12.5%. The 51 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.0% exceeded — 3.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 18.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 20.8% | 22.1% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 79 | 20.3% | 15.2% | 35.4% |
| 5th | 86 | 10.5% | 25.6% | 36.0% |
| 6th | 74 | 6.8% | 17.6% | 24.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 20.3% | 20.3% | 40.5% |
| 4th | 79 | 7.6% | 17.7% | 25.3% |
| 5th | 87 | 2.3% | 8.1% | 10.3% |
| 6th | 74 | 12.2% | 9.5% | 21.6% |
Nearby schools
51 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3