Birney Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 54.6% |
| Met Standard | 25.7% |
| Below Standard | 19.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Birney Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
54.6% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.1 points above the Redondo Beach Unified district average of 48.5%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.2 points higher (vs 41.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 2.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 53.5% | 19.7% | 73.2% |
| 4th | 68 | 67.7% | 19.1% | 86.8% |
| 5th | 80 | 38.8% | 36.3% | 75.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 55.6% | 27.8% | 83.3% |
| 4th | 68 | 60.3% | 23.5% | 83.8% |
| 5th | 80 | 52.5% | 27.5% | 80.0% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.2