Cantara Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.0% |
| Met Standard | 28.0% |
| Below Standard | 51.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Cantara Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.0% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% 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%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.8% exceeded — 2.8 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 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 14.3% | 27.0% | 41.3% |
| 4th | 52 | 34.6% | 25.0% | 59.6% |
| 5th | 62 | 21.0% | 22.6% | 43.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 13.8% | 40.0% | 53.9% |
| 4th | 54 | 25.9% | 29.6% | 55.6% |
| 5th | 64 | 17.2% | 23.4% | 40.6% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.3