Will Rogers Elementary

Will Rogers Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Lynwood, California, one of the schools within Lynwood Unified, with 684 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Will Rogers Elementary sits 47% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 17 schools in Lynwood Unified (10,851 students total), Will Rogers Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Will Rogers Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%); the rest is composed of 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Will Rogers Elementary shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Will Rogers Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.2%; this one delivers 34.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Will Rogers Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Vista High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Will Rogers Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 29.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Will Rogers Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 752 (now 684). Class-load math has fell: from 27.9:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

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