How does Arturo Sanchez Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Norwalk?

Arturo Sanchez Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 40.1/100, placing it at the 40th percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 504 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Arturo Sanchez Elementary?

11.2% of students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Arturo Sanchez Elementary improving or declining?

Arturo Sanchez Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Arturo Sanchez Elementary?

12.3% of students at Arturo Sanchez 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.

Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified Norwalk Los Angeles County 90650

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

504 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

252 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

11 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.5%

White 0.8%

Asian 1.6%

Black 1.2%

Other 4.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Arturo Sanchez Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.2%
Met Standard	21.6%
Below Standard	67.1%

Exceeded

11.2%

Met

21.6%

Below

67.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Arturo Sanchez Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.2% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.5 points below the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.7% exceeded — 18.5 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 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.