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Charles H. Kim Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
832 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
472 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
88%
Teachers
26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 52.3%
White 1.7%
Asian 34.3%
Black 2.8%
Other 8.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Charles H. Kim Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard39.9%
Met Standard21.1%
Below Standard39.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "61% proficient" for Charles H. Kim Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

39.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.8 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 42 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.7 points higher (vs 20.2% 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 8.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
39.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
61.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+8.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
11.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
832
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 83 34.9% 22.9% 20.5% 21.7% 57.8%
4th 65 38.5% 15.4% 16.9% 29.2% 53.9%
5th 60 48.3% 21.7% 11.7% 18.3% 70.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 83 27.7% 33.7% 22.9% 15.7% 61.5%
4th 65 41.5% 15.4% 26.1% 16.9% 56.9%
5th 60 50.0% 16.7% 13.3% 20.0% 66.7%