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Capistrano Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified West Hills Los Angeles County 91304
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
728 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
422 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
77%
Teachers
20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 66.6%
White 13.5%
Asian 5.2%
Black 4.3%
Other 10.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Capistrano Avenue Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard28.1%
Met Standard23.8%
Below Standard48.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Capistrano Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.1% of students exceeded standard while 23.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.9 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.1 points higher (vs 24.9% 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 11.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
28.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
51.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+11.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
17.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
728
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 67 28.4% 19.4% 29.9% 22.4% 47.8%
4th 43 25.6% 18.6% 20.9% 34.9% 44.2%
5th 70 28.6% 32.9% 14.3% 24.3% 61.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 69 23.2% 26.1% 26.1% 24.6% 49.3%
4th 45 26.7% 22.2% 15.6% 35.6% 48.9%
5th 70 35.7% 22.9% 21.4% 20.0% 58.6%