Total enrollment
10,851
-963 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Lynwood Unified
California · 10,851 students · 1 city
Lynwood Unified in California runs 18 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 10,851 students (an average of 603 per school).
4-year change in Lynwood Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lynwood Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #414 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,851 | #136 of 587 | #839 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 17 | #123 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #428 of 587 | #8,805 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 93.8% | #14 of 587 | #580 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #500 of 530 | #6,510 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 Lynwood Unified
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Washington Elementary at 44.4% proficient to Lugo Elementary at 20.6%, a gap of 23.8 points. That is the 278th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 12,997 to 10,851 students (down 17%) and from 522 to 477 full-time teachers (down 9%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynwood High | Lynwood | High | 09-12 | 1,858 |
| Marco Antonio Firebaugh High | Lynwood | High | 09-12 | 1,633 |
| Cesar Chavez Middle | Lynwood | Middle | 07-08 | 882 |
| Hosler Middle | Lynwood | Middle | 07-08 | 754 |
| Will Rogers Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 684 |
| Lindbergh Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 552 |
| Mark Twain Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 542 |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 511 |
| Wilson Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 499 |
| Washington Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 492 |
| Roosevelt Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 445 |
| Janie P. Abbott Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 417 |
| Helen Keller Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 407 |
| Rosa Parks Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 343 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 328 |
| Lugo Elementary | Lynwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 318 |
| Vista High | Lynwood | High | 09-12 | 186 |
| Pathway Independent Study | Lynwood | Combined | M-M | · |
About Lynwood Unified
Lynwood Unified is a small California school district running 18 schools with combined enrollment near 10,851.
For a sense of the school types, Lynwood Unified spans 12 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 10,851 students, shrank 8% from the 11,814 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 18 to 17 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lynwood Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.