Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
74
DevelopingScope Score · 45th percentile
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Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte and Menlo Avenue
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte scores 74 and Menlo Avenue 74 among California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
Menlo Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
74
DevelopingScope Score · 42nd percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in math. Menlo Avenue has the highest share and Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte has the lowest.
Biggest difference
9points
in math. 35% of Menlo Avenue students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte it was 26%.
Lowest absence
22in 100
students at Menlo Avenue missed 10% or more of school days. It was 24 in 100 at Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte.
Low-income families
99%
of Menlo Avenue’s students are from low-income families. At Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte it is 98%.
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
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte33%Advanced: 12%
Menlo Avenue32%Advanced: 13%
California46%Advanced: 24%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte26%Advanced: 6%
Menlo Avenue35%Advanced: 17%, 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?
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 23% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 33%.
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 tests2017201820192022202320242025202633%Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte32%Menlo Avenue46%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202626%Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte35%Menlo 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
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte24 in 100104 of 434 students
Menlo Avenue22 in 100111 of 501 students
Average school17 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte0%0 of 452 students
Menlo Avenue0.2%1 of 515 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
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte+5points
Menlo Avenue+11points
Math
Points against the expected score
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte+11points
Menlo Avenue+5points
- Marguerite Poindexter LaMotteGrades 4–5. The state calls both results Accelerated. 145 students.
- Menlo AvenueGrades 4–8. The state calls both results Accelerated. 247 students.
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 | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte | Menlo 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 | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte69%LAUSD 77% · 150 answers | Menlo Avenue66%LAUSD 77% · 102 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte67%LAUSD 68% · 144 to 148 answers | Menlo Avenue52%LAUSD 68% · 98 to 102 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte75%LAUSD 75% · 142 to 149 answers | Menlo Avenue71%LAUSD 75% · 96 to 102 answers |
| Families: Safety | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte93%LAUSD 91% · 192 answers | Menlo Avenue93%LAUSD 91% · 238 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte95%LAUSD 94% · 192 to 198 answers | Menlo Avenue93%LAUSD 94% · 231 to 235 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte95%LAUSD 97% · 59 answers | Menlo Avenue97%LAUSD 97% · 58 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte16 | Menlo Avenue19 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte0% | Menlo Avenue0% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte | Menlo Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte67%LAUSD 68% · 141 to 146 answers | Menlo Avenue54%LAUSD 68% · 100 to 101 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte85%LAUSD 84% · 146 answers | Menlo Avenue85%LAUSD 84% · 100 to 101 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte29%LAUSD 24% · 141 to 145 answers | Menlo Avenue28%LAUSD 24% · 99 to 101 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte97%LAUSD 94% · 193 answers | Menlo Avenue93%LAUSD 94% · 231 to 234 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte93%LAUSD 91% · 191 to 198 answers | Menlo Avenue90%LAUSD 91% · 233 to 236 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte90%LAUSD 80% · 191 answers | Menlo Avenue89%LAUSD 80% · 229 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte88%LAUSD 89% · 56 to 60 answers | Menlo Avenue79%LAUSD 89% · 59 to 60 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte97%LAUSD 95% · 58 to 59 answers | Menlo Avenue96%LAUSD 95% · 56 to 59 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte83%LAUSD 86% · 59 answers | Menlo Avenue84%LAUSD 86% · 58 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 | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte | Menlo Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte449 | Menlo Avenue531 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte98%439 of 449 students | Menlo Avenue99%525 of 531 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte20 | Menlo Avenue18 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte | Menlo Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotteTK–5 | Menlo AvenueTK–8 |
| Who runs the school | Marguerite Poindexter LaMotteLos Angeles Unified | Menlo 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).