Playa Vista Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
86
StrongScope Score · 87th percentile
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Playa Vista Elementary and Paseo del Rey
Playa Vista Elementary scores 86 and Paseo del Rey 78 among California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Playa Vista Elementary’s English (reading and writing) and math results are clearly higher.
Paseo del Rey Elementary
Los Angeles Unified
78
SolidScope Score · 64th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Playa Vista Elementary has the highest share and Paseo del Rey has the lowest.
Biggest difference
25points
in English. 68% of Playa Vista Elementary students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Paseo del Rey it was 43%.
Lowest absence
15in 100
students at Playa Vista Elementary missed 10% or more of school days. It was 20 in 100 at Paseo del Rey.
Low-income families
65%
of Paseo del Rey’s students are from low-income families. At Playa Vista Elementary it is 22%.
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
Playa Vista Elementary68%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 44%, clearly ahead
Paseo del Rey43%Advanced: 20%
California46%Advanced: 24%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Playa Vista Elementary71%Clearly aheadAdvanced: 43%, clearly ahead
Paseo del Rey55%Advanced: 27%
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?
Playa Vista Elementary’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 63% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 68%.
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%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202668%Playa Vista Elementary43%Paseo del Rey46%California
Math
25%50%75%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202671%Playa Vista Elementary55%Paseo del Rey42%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
Playa Vista Elementary15 in 10069 of 469 students
Paseo del Rey20 in 10029 of 143 students
Average school17 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Playa Vista Elementary0%0 of 477 students
Paseo del Rey0.7%1 of 145 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
Playa Vista Elementary+2points
Paseo del Rey−17points
Math
Points against the expected score
Playa Vista Elementary−2points
Paseo del Rey0points
- Playa Vista ElementaryThe state calls both results Average. 108 students.
- Paseo del ReyThe state calls the English result Moderate and the math result Average. 34 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 | Playa Vista Elementary | Paseo del Rey |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Playa Vista Elementary83%LAUSD 77% · 95 answers | Paseo del Rey68%LAUSD 77% · 31 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Playa Vista Elementary64%LAUSD 68% · 92 to 95 answers | Paseo del Rey60%LAUSD 68% · 30 to 31 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Playa Vista Elementary74%LAUSD 75% · 91 to 95 answers | Paseo del Rey65%LAUSD 75% · 30 to 31 answers |
| Families: Safety | Playa Vista Elementary73%LAUSD 91% · 82 answers | Paseo del Rey98%LAUSD 91% · 49 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Playa Vista Elementary84%LAUSD 94% · 82 to 84 answers | Paseo del Rey94%LAUSD 94% · 49 to 55 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Playa Vista Elementary100%LAUSD 97% · 40 answers | Paseo del ReyToo few answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Playa Vista Elementary19 | Paseo del Rey15 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Playa Vista Elementary0% | Paseo del Rey12% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Playa Vista Elementary | Paseo del Rey |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Playa Vista Elementary64%LAUSD 68% · 91 to 94 answers | Paseo del Rey53%LAUSD 68% · 30 to 31 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Playa Vista Elementary83%LAUSD 84% · 92 to 93 answers | Paseo del Rey76%LAUSD 84% · 31 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Playa Vista Elementary26%LAUSD 24% · 90 to 94 answers | Paseo del Rey24%LAUSD 24% · 30 to 31 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Playa Vista Elementary90%LAUSD 94% · 84 answers | Paseo del Rey99%LAUSD 94% · 53 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Playa Vista Elementary78%LAUSD 91% · 84 answers | Paseo del Rey89%LAUSD 91% · 52 to 55 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Playa Vista Elementary51%LAUSD 80% · 83 answers | Paseo del Rey76%LAUSD 80% · 51 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Playa Vista Elementary88%LAUSD 89% · 39 to 43 answers | Paseo del ReyToo few answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Playa Vista Elementary95%LAUSD 95% · 43 answers | Paseo del ReyToo few answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Playa Vista Elementary83%LAUSD 86% · 41 answers | Paseo del ReyToo few 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 | Playa Vista Elementary | Paseo del Rey |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Playa Vista Elementary488 | Paseo del ReyNot available |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Playa Vista Elementary22%106 of 488 students | Paseo del Rey65%91 of 139 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Playa Vista Elementary22 | Paseo del ReyNot available |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Playa Vista Elementary | Paseo del Rey |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Playa Vista ElementaryTK–5 | Paseo del ReyTK–5 |
| Who runs the school | Playa Vista ElementaryLos Angeles Unified | Paseo del ReyLos 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).