Washington Elementary: Scores climb 20.3 points from grade 3 to grade 5. But one in four miss a month of school or more.
Washington's strongest signal is real. Attendance is the number to ask about — and both belong on the same page.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55 | 24% | 50% | +20.3 | 30.5% | 1.3% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Washington Elementary scores 55 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 76th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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🚀 Growth Engine — Ask how the school tracks each kid's growth year to year, and what happens when a kid stalls instead of gaining.
Most rating sites would stop at “50% proficient” and call it done. Washington deserves a closer read. The school sits in Lynwood, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Washington's low-income kids hit 55.0% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 56th to the 76th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 1000 elementary schools.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 50% of students meet the standard today, above the 45% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 43% | 21% | 44% | 48% | 41% |
| Grade 4 | 52% | 44% | 32% | 55% | 58% |
| Grade 5 | 55% | 36% | 48% | 28% | 67% |
| Grade 6 | 45% | 47% | 50% | 62% | 52% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 47% | 19% | 44% | 42% | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 43% | 35% | 30% | 46% | 54% |
| Grade 5 | 29% | 19% | 26% | 14% | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 43% | 24% | 24% | 31% | 29% |
The story this school is actually telling
separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 18.8pp across grades; the floor rises 26.6pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Washington's most underrated number
55.0% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask how the school tracks and follows up on attendance. High absence often reflects community stress, not classroom quality — a visit will tell you which.
- Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
- Ask how teachers track each child's growth over the year, not just where the class lands on test day.
- Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
How every group of students does here
At Washington Elementary in Lynwood, 55.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Washington Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 21.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (40.9% Math proficient); Hispanic students (54.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 26.9 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 242 students tested.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 28.2pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +6.3pp.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$236 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 42% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 65
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 58
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 64 | 20% | 20% | 27% | 33% | 41% | −3 |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 29% | 29% | 22% | 20% | 58% | +14 |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 39% | 28% | 16% | 17% | 67% | +19 |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% | 38% | 29% | 18% | 52% | +6 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 64 | 9% | 25% | 30% | 36% | 34% | −11 |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 22% | 32% | 32% | 14% | 54% | +12 |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 25% | 23% | 14% | 38% | 48% | +13 |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% | 15% | 18% | 52% | 29% | −6 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 64 | 16% | 27% | 39% | 19% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 242 | 55.0% | +21 | +17 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 249 | 54.6% | +20 | +16 |
| English Learners | 40 | 25.0% | +19 | +15 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary ← | — | 55 | 24.1% | 50.5% | +20.3 | 1.3% |
| Foster Elementary | 1.5 mi | 79 | 36.2% | 64.8% | +9.3 | 0.1% |
| Aspire Firestone Academy Charter | 1.9 mi | 61 | 15.2% | 41.5% | +9.2 | 0.1% |
| Mayo Elementary | 2 mi | 57 | 22.3% | 44.6% | −4.8 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 45 | 56 | #2434 | 19.4% | 44.7% | 15.1% | 0.0% | -2.6pp |
| 2022 | 36 | 52 | #2782 | 10.5% | 29.1% | 36.6% | 0.5% | +7.7pp |
| 2023 | 35 | 40 | #3429 | 14.1% | 37.4% | 35.7% | 0.2% | -7.4pp |
| 2024 | 42 | 50 | #2844 | 18.1% | 38.8% | 30.4% | 0.8% | -23.4pp |
| 2025 | 55 | 76 | #1396 | 24.1% | 50.5% | 30.5% | 1.3% | +20.3pp |
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 14.5% | 29.3% | +14.8pp |
| Male | 15.9% | 33.7% | +17.8pp |
| Black/African American | 15.4% | 29.4% | +14.0pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.3% | 31.4% | +16.1pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 21.8% | 35.9% | +14.1pp |
| English Learners | 14.0% | 30.6% | +16.6pp |
| Foster Youth | 8.3% | — | — |
| Homeless | 17.6% | — | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 16.1% | 32.6% | +16.5pp |
| All Students | 15.2% | 31.5% | +16.3pp |
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