Addams Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.3% |
| Met Standard | 18.9% |
| Below Standard | 69.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Addams Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.3% of students exceeded standard while 18.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.5 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.6% exceeded — 7.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 11.1% | 21.4% | 32.5% |
| 4th | 122 | 10.7% | 16.4% | 27.1% |
| 5th | 122 | 15.6% | 24.6% | 40.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 116 | 7.8% | 19.0% | 26.7% |
| 4th | 122 | 9.0% | 15.6% | 24.6% |
| 5th | 122 | 13.9% | 16.4% | 30.3% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.9