Betty Plasencia Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.4% |
| Met Standard | 18.0% |
| Below Standard | 69.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Betty Plasencia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.8 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 41 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.9% exceeded — 6.6 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 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 13.3% | 15.0% | 28.3% |
| 4th | 74 | 13.5% | 16.2% | 29.7% |
| 5th | 59 | 13.6% | 25.4% | 39.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 13.1% | 19.7% | 32.8% |
| 4th | 75 | 9.3% | 18.7% | 28.0% |
| 5th | 61 | 11.5% | 13.1% | 24.6% |
Nearby schools
41 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.0