Aurora Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.6% |
| Met Standard | 20.0% |
| Below Standard | 70.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Aurora Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.6% of students exceeded standard while 20.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.6 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 52 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.3% exceeded — 3.7 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 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 8.5% | 12.8% | 21.3% |
| 4th | 58 | 12.1% | 15.5% | 27.6% |
| 5th | 53 | 13.2% | 22.6% | 35.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 4.2% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 59 | 6.8% | 27.1% | 33.9% |
| 5th | 55 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 25.4% |
Nearby schools
52 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.9