Baldwin Hills Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.2% |
| Met Standard | 21.8% |
| Below Standard | 61.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Baldwin Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.2% of students exceeded standard while 21.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.6% exceeded — 7.4 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 7.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 20.3% | 15.9% | 36.2% |
| 4th | 61 | 21.3% | 31.1% | 52.5% |
| 5th | 62 | 11.3% | 24.2% | 35.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 27.5% | 14.5% | 42.0% |
| 4th | 62 | 14.5% | 25.8% | 40.3% |
| 5th | 62 | 8.1% | 19.4% | 27.4% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.7