Blythe Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.7% |
| Met Standard | 23.7% |
| Below Standard | 60.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Blythe Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.7% of students exceeded standard while 23.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.9% exceeded — 8.2 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 8.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 26.1% | 21.7% | 47.8% |
| 4th | 57 | 5.3% | 15.8% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 45 | 8.9% | 35.6% | 44.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 27.1% | 25.0% | 52.1% |
| 4th | 62 | 9.7% | 24.2% | 33.9% |
| 5th | 49 | 18.4% | 20.4% | 38.8% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.3