Angeles Mesa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.7% |
| Met Standard | 15.9% |
| Below Standard | 73.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Angeles Mesa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.7% of students exceeded standard while 15.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 38 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.8% exceeded — 2.1 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 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 2.4% | 14.6% | 17.1% |
| 4th | 26 | 15.4% | 19.2% | 34.6% |
| 5th | 36 | 8.3% | 22.2% | 30.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 9.5% | 11.9% | 21.4% |
| 4th | 27 | 18.5% | 25.9% | 44.4% |
| 5th | 36 | 11.1% | 2.8% | 13.9% |
Nearby schools
38 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.9