How does Bandini Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Pedro?

Bandini Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.0/100, placing it at the 59th percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 352 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Bandini Street Elementary?

20.2% of students at Bandini Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 51.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Bandini Street Elementary improving or declining?

Bandini Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Bandini Street Elementary?

25.4% of students at Bandini Street Elementary 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.

Bandini Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified San Pedro Los Angeles County 90731

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

352 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

241 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

84%

Teachers

13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 87.5%

White 1.2%

Black 5.8%

Other 5.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bandini Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.2%
Met Standard	31.3%
Below Standard	48.5%

Exceeded

20.2%

Met

31.3%

Below

48.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Bandini Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.2% of students exceeded standard while 31.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.3% exceeded — 4.1 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 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.