Wilson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.0% |
| Met Standard | 14.3% |
| Below Standard | 76.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Wilson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.0% of students exceeded standard while 14.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Lynwood Unified district average of 12.5%. The 53 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.5% exceeded — 7.6 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 2.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 4.3% | 27.5% | 31.9% |
| 4th | 74 | 8.1% | 13.5% | 21.6% |
| 5th | 80 | 8.8% | 21.3% | 30.0% |
| 6th | 71 | 9.9% | 15.5% | 25.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 10.1% | 13.0% | 23.2% |
| 4th | 74 | 8.1% | 8.1% | 16.2% |
| 5th | 79 | 12.7% | 7.6% | 20.3% |
| 6th | 73 | 9.6% | 8.2% | 17.8% |
Nearby schools
53 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.5