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Enrollment
1,858
High
DISTRICT 1,226 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNWOOD UNIFIED·NCES 062316003536
Lynwood High
12124 Bullis Rd., Lynwood, CA 90262 · (310) 603-1582 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,858 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
1,790 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 450 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 493 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 467 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 448 | 24% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.0pp since 2014
Math
18.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.8% | 29.2% | 23.6% | 33.4% |
| Math | 7.8% | 10.8% | 19.3% | 62.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 9.5% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 12.1% |
| 2021-22 | 49.9% | 10.5% |
| 2020-21 | 49.6% | 11.3% |
| 2018-19 | 44.8% | 12.4% |
| 2017-18 | 48.1% | 11.7% |
| 2016-17 | 51.6% | 13.3% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 19.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lynwood High
Lynwood High's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynwood High this school | 1,858 | 96.3% | 27.2% |
| John C. Fremont Senior High Los Angeles | 1,889 | 97.5% | 24.5% |
| Perris High Perris | 2,096 | 95.3% | 23.3% |
| Del Oro High Bakersfield | 1,927 | 96.3% | 23.9% |
| San Bernardino High San Bernardino | 1,440 | 96.3% | 22.8% |
| Indian Springs High San Bernardino | 1,810 | 96.8% | 27.2% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lynwood High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #880 of 1,052 | #184 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #718 of 1,056 ▲ 215 | #166 of 229 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #841 of 1,056 ▲ 71 | #186 of 229 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #614 of 1,044 | #176 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,858 | #366 of 2,093 | #73 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #929 of 1,352 | #268 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,165 of 1,351 | #259 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #75 of 1,575 | #47 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #303 of 802 | #117 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,858
-318 (-15%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 3,487
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,858 | 82.7 | 22.5:1 | 96% (1,790) |
| 2023-24 | 1,882 | 82.7 | 22.8:1 | 99% (1,864) |
| 2022-23 | 1,946 | 86.3 | 22.6:1 | 93% (1,808) |
| 2020-21 | 2,176 | 89 | 24.4:1 | 95% (2,074) |
| 2017-18 | 2,181 | 87 | 25.1:1 | 80% (1,734) |
| 2015-16 | 2,352 | 98 | 24.0:1 | 94% (2,207) |
| 2010-11 | 2,493 | N/A | N/A | 80% (1,996) |
| 2000-01 | 4,129 | 158 | 26.1:1 | 72% (2,970) |
| 1990-91 | 3,487 | 124 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lynwood High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (2,181 to 1,858); teachers down 5% (87 to 82.7).
About Lynwood High
Lynwood High is a high school with a street address in Lynwood, California. Federal data show 1,858 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Lynwood High is part of a district of 17 schools: Lynwood Unified, with 10,851 students.
Of every 100 students at Lynwood High, about 92 are Hispanic. Other students are 7% Black. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Lynwood High are from different groups.
With 82.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.5:1. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Lynwood High, 96% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 26 points lower.
Lynwood High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of California public high schools.
Lynwood High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.2%, compared with a predicted 23.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lynwood High shares Los Angeles County with 2,243 other public schools.
Lynwood High's nearest public school is Soleil Academy Charter (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Lynwood High ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 15%. The school's ratio dropped from 24.4:1 to 22.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lynwood Unified
- Marco Antonio Firebaugh HighHigh · 1,633 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Hosler MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Lindbergh ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 542 students
Other schools in Lynwood
- Marco Antonio Firebaugh HighHigh · 1,633 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Hosler MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Lindbergh ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- Soleil Academy Charter0.1 mi · 385
- Rosa Parks Elementary0.1 mi · 343
- Helen Keller Elementary0.3 mi · 407
- Mark Twain Elementary0.4 mi · 542
- Wilson Elementary0.4 mi · 499
- Lindbergh Elementary0.6 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Lynwood HighWhat is the total enrollment at Lynwood High?
Lynwood High enrolls approximately 1,858 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lynwood High serve?
Lynwood High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lynwood High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lynwood High is approximately 22.5:1 (83 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lynwood High?
At Lynwood High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Lynwood High public or private?
Lynwood High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lynwood Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.