How does Birdielee V. Bright Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.1/100, placing it at the 45th percentile statewide. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 856 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary?

15.4% of students at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 36.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Birdielee V. Bright Elementary improving or declining?

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Birdielee V. Bright Elementary?

20.3% of students at Birdielee V. Bright 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.

Birdielee V. Bright Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90018

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

856 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

381 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

18 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 81.6%

White 0.3%

Black 16.5%

Other 1.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Birdielee V. Bright Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.4%
Met Standard	20.9%
Below Standard	63.7%

Exceeded

15.4%

Met

20.9%

Below

63.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Birdielee V. Bright Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.4% of students exceeded standard while 20.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.