How does Canfield Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Canfield Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 66.4/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 54% of students exceed standard, with a total of 502 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Canfield Avenue Elementary?

54.2% of students at Canfield Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 72.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Canfield Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Canfield Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Canfield Avenue Elementary?

11.8% of students at Canfield Avenue 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.

Canfield Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90035

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

502 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

296 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

49%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 24.0%

White 47.3%

Asian 4.0%

Black 4.0%

Other 20.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Canfield Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	54.2%
Met Standard	18.0%
Below Standard	27.9%

Exceeded

54.2%

Met

18.0%

Below

27.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Canfield Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

54.2% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 33.0 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 21.4 points higher (vs 32.8% 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 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.