Aldama Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.2% |
| Below Standard | 58.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Aldama Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.7% exceeded — 3.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 25.5% | 9.8% | 35.3% |
| 4th | 64 | 29.7% | 18.8% | 48.4% |
| 5th | 49 | 12.2% | 32.6% | 44.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 15.7% | 27.4% | 43.1% |
| 4th | 64 | 23.4% | 28.1% | 51.6% |
| 5th | 49 | 14.3% | 10.2% | 24.5% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.6