Helen Keller Elementary

Set in Lynwood, California, Helen Keller Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Lynwood Unified. It works with 407 students across grades K through 6.

Lynwood Unified runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 10,851 students. Helen Keller Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Helen Keller Elementary shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 7% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Helen Keller Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Helen Keller Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.1%, the actual is 29.5%, a residual of +6.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Helen Keller Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Lynwood High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Helen Keller Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 30.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 38%: 655 students in 2018 compared to 407 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.3:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Helen Keller Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.