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Bonita Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Carson Los Angeles County 90745
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
656 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
386 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
76%
Teachers
19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 58.3%
White 1.8%
Asian 2.3%
Black 11.4%
Other 26.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bonita Street Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard21.7%
Met Standard22.2%
Below Standard56.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Bonita Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.7% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% 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%. Compared to the 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.3 points higher (vs 19.4% average). 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 15.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
21.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
43.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+15.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
20.2%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
656
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 50 16.0% 16.0% 42.0% 26.0% 32.0%
4th 53 28.3% 15.1% 20.8% 35.9% 43.4%
5th 61 27.9% 27.9% 13.1% 31.1% 55.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 50 14.0% 22.0% 40.0% 24.0% 36.0%
4th 53 20.8% 32.1% 24.5% 22.6% 52.8%
5th 61 22.9% 19.7% 29.5% 27.9% 42.6%