Avalon Gardens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.1% |
| Met Standard | 13.7% |
| Below Standard | 78.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Avalon Gardens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.1% of students exceeded standard while 13.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.1 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.5% exceeded — 8.4 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 19 | 10.5% | 21.1% | 31.6% |
| 4th | 21 | 19.1% | 9.5% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 17 | 11.8% | 11.8% | 23.5% |
| 6th | 21 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 19 | 0.0% | 21.1% | 21.1% |
| 4th | 20 | 5.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 16 | 18.8% | 12.5% | 31.3% |
| 6th | 21 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.3