Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 71.2% |
| Met Standard | 19.0% |
| Below Standard | 9.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "90% proficient" for Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
71.2% of students exceeded standard while 19.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 50.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.3 points above the Manhattan Beach Unified district average of 62.9%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.8 points higher (vs 41.4% 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 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 2.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 72.6% | 17.8% | 90.4% |
| 4th | 82 | 74.4% | 11.0% | 85.4% |
| 5th | 72 | 66.7% | 27.8% | 94.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 71.2% | 21.9% | 93.2% |
| 4th | 82 | 67.1% | 20.7% | 87.8% |
| 5th | 73 | 75.3% | 15.1% | 90.4% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.8