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Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary

Downey UnifiedDowneyLos Angeles County90242
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,372 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
642 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
27:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
46%
Teachers
24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic87.8%
White7.3%
Asian0.3%
Black2.5%
Other2.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard21.6%
Met Standard26.5%
Below Standard51.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.6% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.4 points below the Downey Unified district average of 24.0%. Compared to the 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.0 points higher (vs 17.6% 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 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
21.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
48.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-4.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
8.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,372
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd12623.8%29.4%25.4%21.4%53.2%
4th11526.1%23.5%24.4%26.1%49.6%
5th10224.5%29.4%24.5%21.6%53.9%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd12717.3%30.7%27.6%24.4%48.0%
4th11419.3%25.4%36.0%19.3%44.7%
5th10218.6%20.6%29.4%31.4%39.2%