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Will Rogers Elementary

Public Grades K-6
3345th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 43% of California elementary schools
Summary

Will Rogers Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lynwood, California, serving 674 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Lynwood Unified School District, which is ranked 1168 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Will Rogers Elementary consistently performs below the Lynwood Unified School District and the state of California averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.78% of Will Rogers students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.53% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, only 34.99% of Will Rogers students were proficient or better, compared to 22.98% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.4% to 40.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Washington Elementary school, which is also part of the Lynwood Unified district, outperforms Will Rogers Elementary across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 54.65% of Washington Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 37.78% at Will Rogers. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Will Rogers to learn from the practices and strategies employed at higher-performing schools within the same district.

684
Students ?
23.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,822
Per pupil spending ?
89.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 11220 Duncan Ave.
       Lynwood, CA  90262-3041

(310) 603-1542

District: Lynwood Unified


Students who attend Will Rogers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hosler Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.6%
African American:
3.2%
White:
0.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015
Among the top-ranked schools in Lynwood Unified
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)
!Science scores 18 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school34%
District avg26%
California avg41%
3,345th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 43%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 12Elementary Schools in the Lynwood Unified
1168th of 1,543Lynwood Unified among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202537.93345 of 585742.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.03307 of 586943.7%★★☆☆☆
202333.63599 of 585938.6%★★☆☆☆
202237.03300 of 588343.9%★★☆☆☆
202120.41150 of 141718.8%★☆☆☆☆
201949.52626 of 578954.6%★★★☆☆
201850.92526 of 566255.4%★★★☆☆
201742.62937 of 569248.4%★★☆☆☆
201636.53295 of 561441.3%★★☆☆☆
201531.13617 of 561135.5%★★☆☆☆
201338.83401 of 553038.5%★★☆☆☆
201221.74540 of 539015.8%★☆☆☆☆
201132.13833 of 537728.7%★☆☆☆☆
201022.54426 of 531416.7%★☆☆☆☆
200917.34604 of 519311.3%★☆☆☆☆
200826.43873 of 511324.3%★☆☆☆☆
200725.23925 of 511323.2%★☆☆☆☆
200615.94294 of 481810.9%★☆☆☆☆
200512.94463 of 48227.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200420.93873 of 480919.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202440.61771 of 316244.0%★★☆☆☆
202341.01737 of 324546.5%★★☆☆☆
202242.71629 of 331150.8%★★★☆☆
202132.2444 of 60226.2%★☆☆☆☆
201937.61946 of 327540.6%★★☆☆☆
201841.71677 of 324648.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202545.12751 of 559750.8%★★★☆☆
202441.12983 of 561246.8%★★☆☆☆
202332.13560 of 560936.5%★★☆☆☆
202229.53786 of 563532.8%★★☆☆☆
202119.21069 of 126715.6%★☆☆☆☆
201953.42305 of 549258.0%★★★☆☆
201850.72445 of 541354.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202551.52180 of 510757.3%★★★☆☆
202454.41988 of 510761.1%★★★☆☆
202348.52330 of 508754.2%★★★☆☆
202252.52041 of 508459.9%★★★☆☆
201964.91414 of 496371.5%★★★★☆
201867.11279 of 483073.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202548.22570 of 546052.9%★★★☆☆
202446.12673 of 551751.5%★★★☆☆
202344.42738 of 536348.9%★★☆☆☆
202250.92222 of 526457.8%★★★☆☆
202131.3796 of 111028.3%★☆☆☆☆
201967.71298 of 517374.9%★★★★☆
201868.31279 of 508474.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202532.63653 of 562835.1%★★☆☆☆
202435.13424 of 564339.3%★★☆☆☆
202336.03334 of 563840.9%★★☆☆☆
202245.02710 of 566352.1%★★★☆☆
202123.0984 of 127222.6%★☆☆☆☆
201945.42711 of 551050.8%★★★☆☆
201850.02446 of 543155.0%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile~ school
Male (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state
Mathematics35%~ state avg
Science15%-18 vs state

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Students who attend Will Rogers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hosler Middle

Will Rogers Elementary ranks 3345th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Will Rogers Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Will Rogers Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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