Budlong Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.2% |
| Met Standard | 14.7% |
| Below Standard | 75.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Budlong Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.2% of students exceeded standard while 14.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.6% 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 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 102 | 8.8% | 11.8% | 20.6% |
| 4th | 100 | 9.0% | 16.0% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 113 | 9.7% | 18.6% | 28.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 9.6% | 23.1% | 32.7% |
| 4th | 102 | 13.7% | 11.8% | 25.5% |
| 5th | 114 | 10.5% | 7.0% | 17.5% |
Nearby schools
50 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.0