How does Avalon K-12 compare to other elementary schools in Santa Catalina?

Avalon K-12 has a SchoolScope composite score of 28.1/100, placing it at the 6th percentile statewide. 4% of students exceed standard, with a total of 806 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Avalon K-12?

4.2% of students at Avalon K-12 exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 15.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Avalon K-12 improving or declining?

Avalon K-12's proficiency rate decreases by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Avalon K-12?

39.3% of students at Avalon K-12 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.

Avalon K-12

Long Beach Unified Santa Catalina Los Angeles County 90704

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

806 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

453 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

60%

Teachers

30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 80.8%

White 16.8%

Asian 0.2%

Other 2.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Avalon K-12
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.2%
Met Standard	11.5%
Below Standard	84.3%

Exceeded

4.2%

Met

11.5%

Below

84.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Avalon K-12 and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.2% of students exceeded standard while 11.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.7 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 39.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

15.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-4.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

39.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

806

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	29	3.5%	20.7%	27.6%	48.3%	24.1%
4th	27	3.7%	11.1%	37.0%	48.1%	14.8%
5th	32	0.0%	18.8%	15.6%	65.6%	18.8%
6th	30	0.0%	16.7%	26.7%	56.7%	16.7%
7th	32	3.1%	9.4%	15.6%	71.9%	12.5%
8th	25	8.0%	28.0%	16.0%	48.0%	36.0%
11th	30	6.7%	6.7%	36.7%	50.0%	13.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	29	3.5%	13.8%	34.5%	48.3%	17.2%
4th	27	14.8%	3.7%	40.7%	40.7%	18.5%
5th	30	3.3%	10.0%	10.0%	76.7%	13.3%
6th	30	3.3%	3.3%	30.0%	63.3%	6.7%
7th	31	0.0%	3.2%	29.0%	67.7%	3.2%
8th	23	8.7%	13.0%	26.1%	52.2%	21.7%
11th	28	0.0%	3.6%	10.7%	85.7%	3.6%

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