Summary:
Lindsay Unified includes 10 schools serving kindergarten through grade 12: six K–8 elementary schools, two conventional high schools, a continuation high school and a K–12 alternative school. Across the eight schools with reported 2025–26 scores, average proficiency was 41% in English language arts, 30% in math and 26% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. Scores for Loma Vista Charter and Lindsay Community Day are state-suppressed. The central takeaway is that school results vary substantially, so district-wide averages can hide important differences between schools.
Lindsay Senior High leads the schools with reported results in all-grade ELA (63%) and science (45%); its math result is 36%, about 2 points below the state. At the other end, John J. Cairns Continuation scores 16% in ELA, 0% in math and 8% in science. The gap between these two schools is 47 points in ELA, 45 in math and 37 in science. Among elementary schools, Washington Elementary leads ELA and math at 49% and 45%, while Lincoln Elementary leads science at 33%. Roosevelt Elementary has the lowest elementary ELA and math results, at 37% and 26%.
Average scores improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26: by 1 percentage point in ELA, 3 in math and 7 in science, though gains were not consistent at every school. SchoolDigger rankings rose for Lindsay Senior High, from the 59th to the 74th percentile, while Roosevelt fell from the 17th to the 12th and Kennedy Elementary from the 32nd to the 21st. School characteristics offer context, not a simple explanation for scores: Washington’s student–teacher ratio is 24.3, compared with Lincoln’s 17.5. The elementary schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–25; for example, Washington reports 92% and Roosevelt 83%. Secondary outcomes also differ: Lindsay Senior High’s graduation rate is 98% and chronic absenteeism 13%, while Cairns reports 96% graduation and 61% chronic absenteeism.
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