Arlington Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.0% |
| Met Standard | 17.1% |
| Below Standard | 75.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Arlington Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.0% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.2 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 44 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.6% exceeded — 10.6 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 4.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 5.8% | 21.1% | 26.9% |
| 4th | 37 | 10.8% | 18.9% | 29.7% |
| 5th | 54 | 7.4% | 16.7% | 24.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 5.7% | 18.9% | 24.5% |
| 4th | 40 | 7.5% | 20.0% | 27.5% |
| 5th | 56 | 10.7% | 7.1% | 17.9% |
Nearby schools
44 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.1