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

Carver Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 39.5/100, placing it at the 37th percentile statewide. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 732 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Carver Elementary?

15.5% of students at Carver Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 39.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Carver Elementary improving or declining?

Carver Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 40.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Carver Elementary?

5.6% of students at Carver 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.

Carver Elementary

Compton Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90059

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

732 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

312 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 78.2%

White 0.3%

Black 20.5%

Other 1.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Carver Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.5%
Met Standard	24.2%
Below Standard	60.3%

Exceeded

15.5%

Met

24.2%

Below

60.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Carver Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points below the Compton Unified district average of 20.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 40.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

15.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

39.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-40.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

5.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

732

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	26	26.9%	19.2%	42.3%	11.5%	46.1%
4th	35	17.1%	28.6%	17.1%	37.1%	45.7%
5th	35	2.9%	20.0%	25.7%	51.4%	22.9%
6th	24	16.7%	20.8%	41.7%	20.8%	37.5%
7th	39	10.3%	41.0%	23.1%	25.6%	51.3%
8th	24	8.3%	41.7%	29.2%	20.8%	50.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	26	34.6%	34.6%	23.1%	7.7%	69.2%
4th	35	11.4%	20.0%	28.6%	40.0%	31.4%
5th	35	0.0%	11.4%	40.0%	48.6%	11.4%
6th	24	25.0%	16.7%	29.2%	29.2%	41.7%
7th	39	25.6%	23.1%	12.8%	38.5%	48.7%
8th	24	8.3%	12.5%	12.5%	66.7%	20.8%