How does Canyon Charter Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Santa Monica?

Canyon Charter Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 76.2/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 61% of students exceed standard, with a total of 576 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Canyon Charter Elementary?

60.9% of students at Canyon Charter Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 85.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Canyon Charter Elementary improving or declining?

Canyon Charter Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 6.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Canyon Charter Elementary?

7.5% of students at Canyon Charter 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.

Canyon Charter Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Santa Monica Los Angeles County 90402 Charter

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

576 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

387 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

13%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 9.3%

White 53.2%

Asian 3.9%

Black 1.0%

Other 32.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Canyon Charter Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	60.9%
Met Standard	24.6%
Below Standard	14.5%

Exceeded

60.9%

Met

24.6%

Below

14.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "85% proficient" for Canyon Charter Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

60.9% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 39.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 39.7 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 18.2 points higher (vs 42.7% 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 6.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.