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Alta California Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,408 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
617 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
94%
Teachers
28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 90.1%
White 1.6%
Asian 2.9%
Black 1.6%
Other 3.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Alta California Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard25.0%
Met Standard23.3%
Below Standard51.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Alta California Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.0% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.4 points higher (vs 16.6% average). 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 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
25.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
48.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+2.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
25.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,408
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 140 29.3% 18.6% 19.3% 32.9% 47.9%
4th 112 25.9% 17.9% 18.8% 37.5% 43.8%
5th 94 28.7% 31.9% 16.0% 23.4% 60.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 141 30.5% 22.7% 16.3% 30.5% 53.2%
4th 118 10.2% 28.8% 37.3% 23.7% 39.0%
5th 99 25.3% 20.2% 23.2% 31.3% 45.5%