How does Century Park Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Inglewood?

Century Park Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.4/100, placing it at the 24th percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 488 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Century Park Elementary?

10.3% of students at Century Park Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Century Park Elementary improving or declining?

Century Park Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 20.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Century Park Elementary?

25.6% of students at Century Park 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.

Century Park Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Inglewood Los Angeles County 90303

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

488 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

280 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

98%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 47.5%

Asian 0.4%

Black 45.4%

Other 6.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Century Park Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.3%
Met Standard	25.3%
Below Standard	64.4%

Exceeded

10.3%

Met

25.3%

Below

64.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Century Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.3% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.6% exceeded — 3.4 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 20.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.