How does Allen Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Dimas?

Allen Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.5/100, placing it at the 72nd percentile statewide. 31% of students exceed standard, with a total of 824 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Allen Avenue Elementary?

31.4% of students at Allen Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 55.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Allen Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Allen Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 17.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Allen Avenue Elementary?

8.0% of students at Allen Avenue Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Allen Avenue Elementary

Bonita Unified San Dimas Los Angeles County 91773

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

824 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

477 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

38%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 57.4%

White 22.0%

Asian 6.3%

Black 1.5%

Other 12.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Allen Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.4%
Met Standard	24.4%
Below Standard	44.2%

Exceeded

31.4%

Met

24.4%

Below

44.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Allen Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.4% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.4 points below the Bonita Unified district average of 41.8%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 38.7% exceeded — 7.3 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 17.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.