Lynwood Unified’s 12 public elementary schools run from the 14th to the 68th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 12 schools
from 14th to 68th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Washington Elementary: 68th percentile, Solid
Wilson Elementary: 48th percentile, Developing
Janie P. Abbott Elementary: 36th percentile, Developing
Will Rogers Elementary: 35th percentile, Developing
The average elementary school in Lynwood Unified had 32 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Lynwood Unified score highest?
Cesar Chavez Middle is highest, at the 16th percentile.
That’s higher than 16 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Lynwood Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Vista HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
The district
Where does Lynwood Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Lynwood Unified spent $24,970 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Lynwood Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction56%
Instruction support12%
Student services10%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance13%
Other1%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$108.6 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 27 funded actions in 6 goals. That’s 40% of its $269.9 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 156 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 77% of the money. The plan itself puts 89% of it toward staff.
Basic Services - Core Instruction $48.5 million
Individualized Instructional Support $23.1 million
Intentional Supports $11.4 million
24 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
6 of the plan’s 27 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
Catch-up help $3.3 million
English learners $1.5 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Interventions$1.7 million
Enrichment and Intervention$1.3 million
ELL Program Support Staff$1.3 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $52.6 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $57.9 million and estimates it spent $57.9 million, the same as planned.
$57.9 million spent (estimated)$57.9 million planned
What changed
The total is $6.9 million (6%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Supplementary Materials and Resources, which went from $4.6 million to $1.0 million.
Largest cuts
Supplementary Materials and Resources−$3.6 million
Bilingualism & Biliteracy−$2.4 million
Basic Services-Clean and Safe Learning Environments−$1.8 million
Largest increases
Mentoring, Motivational Opportunities, Enrichment+$1.3 million
Basic Services - Core Instruction+$978,188
Instructional Practices+$707,226
New in the 2026–27 plan
Supplemental Instructional Materials and Supplies$2.0 million
Ask: What did Supplementary Materials and Resources pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $3.6 million less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1, 2 and 4
35%
36%
up 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 4
23%
23%
no change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoals 3 and 4
32 in 100
31 in 100
1 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoals 1, 3 and 4
2.8%
2.8%
no change
Goal 6 tracks named schools and Goal 5 tracks other measures, so they aren’t shown here.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Basic Services - Core Instruction · $48,548,606
Individualized Instructional Support · $23,115,753
Intentional Supports · $11,424,416
The full plan6 goals, 50 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($108.6 million).
Where does the money go?
81% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1LUSD is committed to providing all students with a culturally inclusive, well-rounded, high quality…$7.6 million7% of action budgets
“LUSD is committed to providing all students with a culturally inclusive, well-rounded, high quality education. All students will demonstrate improvements academically in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, the Social Sciences, and the other content areas as measured by state and local indicators” p. 27 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $10.2 million (−$2.5 million)
Largest funded actions
Supplemental Instructional Materials and Supplies$2.0 millionaction 1.6 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Interventions$1.7 millionaction 1.5 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Instructional Practices$1.3 millionaction 1.4 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Professional Development$1.1 millionaction 1.1 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $544,350 is state funding counted toward those services
Supplementary Materials and Resources$1.0 millionaction 1.2 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
2 more funded actions in this goal
Progress monitoring · action 1.3 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Core instructional Materials and Supplies · action 1.8 · p. 112 ↗$0.2 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Supplementary Materials and Resources−$3.6 million$4.6 million → $1.0 million · p. 112 ↗
Core instructional Materials and Supplies−$729,405$894,183 → $164,778 · p. 112 ↗
Instructional Practices+$0.7 million$0.6 million → $1.3 million · p. 112 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Supplemental Instructional Materials and Supplies · $2.0 million · p. 112 ↗new or renamed
Interventions · $1.8 million → $1.7 million · p. 112 ↗−$0.1 million
Professional Development · $1.0 million → $1.1 million · p. 112 ↗+$0.1 million
Progress monitoring · $81,587 → $221,190 · p. 112 ↗+$139,603
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 10 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 27 ↗.
Goal 2All LUSD students will have access to quality instruction that is culturally and linguistically responsive to…$1.6 million1% of action budgets
“All LUSD students will have access to quality instruction that is culturally and linguistically responsive to ensure English proficiency and biliteracy for ELs and opportunities for non-ELs to become biliterate” p. 41 ↗
4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.3 million (−$2.7 million)
Largest funded actions
ELL Program Support Staff$1.3 millionaction 2.2 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
ELs Supports and Interventions$0.2 millionaction 2.1 · p. 112 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
EL Specific Professional Development for Elementary and Secondary$0.1 millionaction 2.4 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Bilingualism & Biliteracy$0.1 millionaction 2.5 · p. 113 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Bilingualism & Biliteracy−$2.4 million$2.5 million → $0.1 million · p. 113 ↗
ELL Program Support Staff−$0.2 million$1.5 million → $1.3 million · p. 113 ↗
EL Specific Professional Development for Elementary and Secondary+$62,000$161 → $62,161 · p. 113 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
ELs Supports and Interventions · $218,632 → $165,957 · p. 112 ↗−$52,675
Goal 3All LUSD students will receive targeted instructional support in learning environments which promote equity…$88.1 million81% of action budgets
“All LUSD students will receive targeted instructional support in learning environments which promote equity, safety, and inclusivity, and foster positive attendance and a sense of belonging. Students will be taught by utilizing highly qualified, fully credentialed teachers who are appropriately assigned. Students will receive instruction in optimal, 21st Century learning environments that promote attendance, are clean, safe, drug-free, and conducive to learning and where students’ diverse strengths are valued” p. 50 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $90.7 million (−$2.6 million)
Individualized Instructional Support$23.1 millionaction 3.1 · p. 114 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Intentional Supports$11.4 millionaction 3.3 · p. 114 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10.2 million is state funding counted toward those services
Basic Services-Clean and Safe Learning Environments$4.3 millionaction 3.8 · p. 114 ↗
Foster Youth Personnel and Supports$0.5 millionaction 3.4 · p. 114 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
2 more funded actions in this goal
Equity, Safety, Inclusivity · action 3.2 · p. 114 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
College and Career Readiness for Foster Youth · action 3.6 · p. 114 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Basic Services-Clean and Safe Learning Environments−$1.8 million$6.0 million → $4.3 million · p. 114 ↗
Intentional Supports−$1.2 million$12.7 million → $11.4 million · p. 114 ↗
Basic Services - Core Instruction+$1.0 million$47.6 million → $48.5 million · p. 114 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Individualized Instructional Support · $23.9 million → $23.1 million · p. 114 ↗−$0.8 million
Foster Youth Personnel and Supports · $318,776 → $518,731 · p. 114 ↗+$199,955
Goal 4All students will graduate from high school having had access to meaningful learning activities, an A-G…$10.3 million10% of action budgets
“All students will graduate from high school having had access to meaningful learning activities, an A-G Curriculum, visual and performing arts opportunities, enrichment programs, individual college and career planning, and access to explore career pathways. Students will receive assistance in reaching their college and career aspirations through collaborative partnerships aimed at exploring college and career paths and nurturing connections that will positively influence their post-secondary goals” p. 62 ↗
4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $9.3 million (+$1.0 million)
Largest funded actions
Guidance and Counseling Services$3.9 millionaction 4.2 · p. 115 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.0 million is state funding counted toward those services
Mentoring, Motivational Opportunities, Enrichment$3.1 millionaction 4.4 · p. 115 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
CTE& Entrepreneurship$2.0 millionaction 4.3 · p. 115 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Enrichment and Intervention$1.3 millionaction 4.1 · p. 115 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Mentoring, Motivational Opportunities, Enrichment+$1.3 million$1.9 million → $3.1 million · p. 115 ↗
Guidance and Counseling Services−$0.4 million$4.3 million → $3.9 million · p. 115 ↗
CTE& Entrepreneurship+$0.1 million$1.9 million → $2.0 million · p. 115 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Enrichment and Intervention · $1.3 million → $1.3 million · p. 115 ↗+$0.1 million
How the plan measures it · 14 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 62 ↗.
Goal 5Parents, families, and community members will become more fully engaged as partners in the education of…$637,2071% of action budgets
“Parents, families, and community members will become more fully engaged as partners in the education of students in LUSD. Parent engagement and involvement will improve annually to meet the unique needs of the diverse LUSD community. Each school site will cultivate and sustain positive parent and community involvement to encourage and bolster student success by capitalizing on the community’s strengths. Students and parents will actively participate and collaborate to enhance engagement and learning” p. 72 ↗
Goal 6 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalThe goal at Vista High School is to enhance academic achievement among socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils…$279,720under 1% of action budgets
“The goal at Vista High School is to enhance academic achievement among socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils and English Learners through evidence-based interventions, vocational education services, and counseling/mentoring support. This includes implementing targeted interventions, vocational training aligned with career readiness, and counseling services addressing academic and socio-emotional needs. Based on the 2025 CA Dashboard, Vista's College/Career indicator demonstrates a need to improve College and Career readiness programs and related support. Additionally, the 2025 CA Dashboard indicates a need to improve graduation rates demonstrating a need for improved intervention and counseling services. By June 2027, Vista High School will increase the College/Career indicator by 13.3% and percent of students meeting or exceeding standard on SBAC ELA by 18% by for Low Income and Long Term English Learner students through the implementation of targeted interventions, vocational training and career programs, and counseling services as measured by the California Dashboard and CAASPP results” p. 78 ↗
3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Intervention Services$100,000action 6.1 · p. 116 ↗
Vocational Course Access$100,000action 6.2 · p. 116 ↗
College and Career Counseling Supports$79,720action 6.3 · p. 116 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
College and Career Counseling Supports−$20,280$100,000 → $79,720 · p. 116 ↗
Intervention Services−$5,257$105,257 → $100,000 · p. 116 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 10,900 students
1Hispanic or Latino94%
2Black or African American5%
3White<1%
4Pacific Islander<1%
5Asian<1%
6Two or more races<1%
7American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
8Filipino<1%
9Not reported0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
94%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 10,177 of 10,851 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Lynwood Unified isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 43% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (909 of 2,112 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in Lynwood Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Washington Elementary, 68th percentile (Solid). Middle: Cesar Chavez Middle, 16th percentile (Needs Support). High: Marco Antonio Firebaugh High, 31st percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Lynwood Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Lynwood Unified good?
Lynwood Unified’s 12 public elementary schools run from the 14th to the 68th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 9 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Lynwood Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 15th to the 16th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Needs Support. Lynwood Unified’s 2 public high schools run from the 24th to the 31st percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Lynwood Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Lynwood Unified had 32 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Lynwood Unified spend per student?
Lynwood Unified spent $24,970 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 56 cents of every Lynwood Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Lynwood Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $108.6 million into 27 funded actions in 6 goals, 40% of its $269.9 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $88.1 million, 81% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Lynwood Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.