Total enrollment
4,314
-631 (-13%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Lawndale Elementary
California · 4,314 students · 2 cities
Lawndale Elementary reports 9 public K-12 schools and approximately 4,314 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 479.
4-year change in Lawndale Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lawndale Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #225 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,314 | #290 of 587 | #2,245 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #292 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #404 of 587 | #8,778 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 83.3% | #111 of 587 | #1,031 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #398 of 530 | #4,094 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lawndale Elementary
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Mark Twain Elementary at 59.8% proficient to F. D. Roosevelt Elementary at 29.7%, a gap of 30.1 points. That is the 213th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 5,421 to 4,314 students (down 20%) and from 227 to 192 full-time teachers (down 15%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Rogers Middle | Lawndale | Middle | 06-08 | 799 |
| Jane Addams Middle | Lawndale | Middle | 06-08 | 644 |
| Mark Twain Elementary | Lawndale | Elementary | KG-05 | 585 |
| William Anderson Elementary | Lawndale | Elementary | KG-05 | 572 |
| William Green Elementary | Lawndale | Elementary | KG-05 | 516 |
| Billy Mitchell Elementary | Lawndale | Elementary | KG-05 | 471 |
| F. D. Roosevelt Elementary | Lawndale | Elementary | KG-05 | 396 |
| Lucille J. Smith Elementary | Lawndale | Elementary | KG-05 | 331 |
| Carson School | Hawthorne | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Lawndale Elementary
As a low-population district in California, Lawndale Elementary educates 4,314 students across 9 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Lawndale Elementary is built around 7 elementary and 2 middle.
Per-school enrollment averages around 479 in this district, noticeably below the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,314 students, declined 13% from the 4,945 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lawndale Elementary discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.