Cimarron Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
70
Needs SupportScope Score · 16th percentile
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Cimarron Avenue and Purche Avenue
Purche Avenue scores 72 and Cimarron Avenue 70 among California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
Purche Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
72
DevelopingScope Score · 31st percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. Purche Avenue has the highest share and Cimarron Avenue has the lowest.
Biggest difference
9points
in math. 28% of Purche Avenue students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Cimarron Avenue it was 19%.
Lowest absence
27in 100
students at Purche Avenue missed 10% or more of school days. It was 28 in 100 at Cimarron Avenue.
Low-income families
90%
of Purche Avenue’s students are from low-income families. At Cimarron Avenue it is 86%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California elementary schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
Cimarron Avenue29%Advanced: 8%
Purche Avenue32%Advanced: 13%
California46%Advanced: 24%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Cimarron Avenue19%Advanced: 4%
Purche Avenue28%Advanced: 16%, clearly ahead
California42%Advanced: 21%
Grades 3–5, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
Purche Avenue’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 26% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 32%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grades 3–5. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202629%Cimarron Avenue32%Purche Avenue46%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202619%Cimarron Avenue28%Purche Avenue42%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California elementary school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Cimarron Avenue28 in 10078 of 275 students
Purche Avenue27 in 100104 of 381 students
Average school17 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Cimarron Avenue0%0 of 280 students
Purche Avenue0%0 of 394 students
Average school1.6%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California elementary school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
State growth measure
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state sets an expected score for each student from that student’s earlier scores. A bar to the right means students scored above it.
English
Points against the expected score
Cimarron Avenue−10points
Purche Avenue−14points
Math
Points against the expected score
Cimarron Avenue−12points
Purche Avenue−11points
- Cimarron AvenueThe state calls both results Moderate. 67 students.
- Purche AvenueThe state calls both results Moderate. 111 students.
Grades 4–5, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | Cimarron Avenue | Purche Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Cimarron Avenue54%LAUSD 77% · 68 answers | Purche Avenue70%LAUSD 77% · 128 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Cimarron Avenue52%LAUSD 68% · 65 to 66 answers | Purche Avenue64%LAUSD 68% · 122 to 127 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Cimarron Avenue62%LAUSD 75% · 63 to 68 answers | Purche Avenue75%LAUSD 75% · 119 to 126 answers |
| Families: Safety | Cimarron Avenue95%LAUSD 91% · 136 answers | Purche Avenue84%LAUSD 91% · 225 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Cimarron Avenue95%LAUSD 94% · 137 to 145 answers | Purche Avenue88%LAUSD 94% · 225 to 234 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Cimarron Avenue100%LAUSD 97% · 51 answers | Purche Avenue92%LAUSD 97% · 52 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Cimarron Avenue14 | Purche Avenue20 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Cimarron Avenue0% | Purche Avenue5% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Cimarron Avenue | Purche Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Cimarron Avenue62%LAUSD 68% · 66 to 68 answers | Purche Avenue70%LAUSD 68% · 120 to 125 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Cimarron Avenue78%LAUSD 84% · 67 answers | Purche Avenue84%LAUSD 84% · 123 to 124 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Cimarron Avenue36%LAUSD 24% · 68 answers | Purche Avenue29%LAUSD 24% · 121 to 125 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Cimarron Avenue96%LAUSD 94% · 141 answers | Purche Avenue90%LAUSD 94% · 230 to 231 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Cimarron Avenue92%LAUSD 91% · 141 to 145 answers | Purche Avenue86%LAUSD 91% · 231 to 233 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Cimarron Avenue79%LAUSD 80% · 140 answers | Purche Avenue71%LAUSD 80% · 229 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Cimarron Avenue92%LAUSD 89% · 51 to 53 answers | Purche Avenue88%LAUSD 89% · 55 to 57 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Cimarron Avenue95%LAUSD 95% · 51 to 53 answers | Purche Avenue94%LAUSD 95% · 54 to 55 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Cimarron Avenue82%LAUSD 86% · 51 answers | Purche Avenue73%LAUSD 86% · 55 answers |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
Both schools are run by Los Angeles Unified. Ask the district which school serves your address.
| Measure | Cimarron Avenue | Purche Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Cimarron Avenue261 | Purche Avenue373 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Cimarron Avenue86%224 of 261 students | Purche Avenue90%336 of 373 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Cimarron Avenue19 | Purche Avenue18 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Cimarron Avenue | Purche Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Cimarron AvenueTK–5 | Purche AvenueTK–5 |
| Who runs the school | Cimarron AvenueLos Angeles Unified | Purche AvenueLos Angeles Unified |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores. It covers grades 4–8 and comes from the state’s spring 2025 release.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grades 3–5. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).