Will Rogers Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.4% |
| Met Standard | 19.7% |
| Below Standard | 63.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Will Rogers Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points above the Lynwood Unified district average of 12.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 15.9% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 18.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 22.2% | 17.8% | 40.0% |
| 4th | 93 | 10.8% | 18.3% | 29.0% |
| 5th | 80 | 12.5% | 18.8% | 31.3% |
| 6th | 89 | 21.4% | 29.2% | 50.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 24.2% | 22.1% | 46.3% |
| 4th | 96 | 13.5% | 21.9% | 35.4% |
| 5th | 80 | 10.0% | 8.8% | 18.8% |
| 6th | 92 | 16.3% | 20.6% | 37.0% |
Nearby schools
42 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.0