Charnock Road Elementary: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.
Charnock Road posts 51% meeting the standard, and 23.6% going well past it. Most kids here keep up. Fewer get pushed further. Ask the school what it does for a child who already finds the work easy.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49 | 24% | 51% | -3.5 | 21.0% | 0.2% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Charnock Road Elementary scores 49 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 65th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “51% proficient” and call it done. Charnock Road deserves a closer read. The school sits in Los Angeles, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Charnock Road's low-income kids hit 51.3% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 19th to the 65th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 2500 elementary schools.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 51% of students meet the standard today, above the 42% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 53% | 39% | 46% | 36% | 47% |
| Grade 4 | 33% | 58% | 48% | 30% | 53% |
| Grade 5 | 38% | 50% | 54% | 36% | 53% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 71% | 42% | 40% | 63% | 59% |
| Grade 4 | 29% | 58% | 62% | 53% | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 28% | 41% | 54% | 42% | 46% |
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 10.9pp across grades; the floor rises 6.3pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Charnock Road's most underrated number
51.3% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
- Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
- Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Charnock Road Elementary in Los Angeles, 51.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Charnock Road Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 10.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (52.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (47.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 27.2 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 113 students tested.
8 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 15.2pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +4.5pp.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$2,472 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 29% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
Is Charnock Road Elementary a good school?
It lands in the Solid band, at the 64.9th percentile statewide, with 51.3% of students meeting or exceeding standard (CDE CAASPP, 2024-25). That puts it ahead of most California elementary schools. The number that complicates it: Students with Disabilities score 30.1 points below the school average, the largest subgroup gap on record here. A strong school-wide average and a wide internal gap can both be true at once — they're describing different slices of the same student body.
Does Charnock Road live up to what it says about itself?
Charnock Road calls itself a school for 'lifelong scholars' who are 'persistent problem solvers.' Overall proficiency is 51.3% met or exceeded, with 23.6% exceeding standard, and science proficiency sits lower, at 28.9% (CDE CAASPP, 2024-25). That's a genuinely mixed match to the mission language — solid on the reading/math floor, thinner on the harder science bar and on pushing kids well past proficient. The school also markets itself as a 'Community School' with integrated health, behavioral, and dental supports. We can confirm Big Smiles Dental and Vision to Learn programs are referenced on the school's own site, but there's no independent measure that verifies behavioral health services are actually delivered on campus versus described generically — worth asking directly on a visit. On English Learner support: the school lists an ELD program, and 30.4% of English Learners reach ELPAC Level 4. That number confirms a program exists; it doesn't by itself tell you how strong it is.
Does Charnock Road work for kids like mine?
For most students, the school-wide numbers hold: 51.3% meeting or exceeding standard, in the Solid band (CDE CAASPP, 2024-25). For Students with Disabilities specifically, scores run 30.1 points below the school average — the largest gap recorded here. That's a fact about outcomes for that group, not a judgment on the students. What we can't tell from this data is why: whether it's about instructional approach, staffing allocation, or the services actually available to that group at this campus. That's a direct question for a school visit — ask what specific supports and staffing exist for Students with Disabilities, and how the school tracks progress for that group specifically.
Are some grades stronger than others at Charnock Road?
Yes. Grade 3 math is the strongest tested grade-and-subject at 58.8% met or exceeded, while grade 5 math is the weakest at 45.6% (CDE CAASPP, 2024-25) — a 13.2-point gap. The fact block shows a related 3.5-point difference between the school's older and younger tested grades. This comes from one year of testing, so it's a snapshot of this year's grades, not proof that scores decline as kids move through the school. Whether it's a real cohort pattern or a one-year artifact isn't something a single year of data can settle — worth asking if your child is entering at grade 5.
How do English Learners do at Charnock Road?
30.4% of English Learners reached ELPAC Level 4. That's just under a third — a figure SchoolScope surfaces that many summaries omit, and a meaningful number to ask about directly if your child is or will be an English Learner.
Who is teaching at Charnock Road?
Teachers average 9.6 years of experience, and none are in their first year of teaching (staff data). About 77.8% are fully credentialed, meaning roughly one in five is not. That's a real staffing fact worth asking about on a tour, and a fair question about what support non-credentialed teachers receive.
What does Charnock Road spend per student?
Per-pupil spending is $33,732, well above the state average of $23,518 (finance data). That tells you about resources available, not about results — higher spending doesn't automatically mean better outcomes, and the proficiency and gap numbers above are the more direct measure of how that money is translating into classroom results.
What is day-to-day school life like at Charnock Road?
Chronic absenteeism is 21.0%, while the suspension rate is very low at 0.2%. That combination suggests getting kids to show up consistently is a more visible issue here than discipline problems once they're in class. Neither number tells you what happens inside a classroom — what's driving the absenteeism, whether it's family circumstances, illness, or something else, isn't something attendance data alone can answer.
Where do Charnock Road students go after this school?
There are 9 feeder schools on record for Charnock Road. That's a count only — the data doesn't tell you what level of school these are or anything about their quality, so it's a starting point for your own research, not an answer in itself.
What we found when we looked closer
Charnock Road Elementary is a Solid school, sitting at the 64.9th percentile statewide, with just over half its students — 51.3% — meeting or exceeding standard (CDE CAASPP). That puts it ahead of most California elementary schools. It's also a school with a real internal gap worth naming plainly: Students with Disabilities score 30.1 points below the school average, the largest subgroup gap on record here. Both facts are true. A school-wide average can sit comfortably above the state median while one group inside that average is having a much harder time, and neither number cancels the other out.
Charnock Road's mission statement talks about developing 'lifelong scholars' who are 'persistent, tenacious problem solvers.' The data backs that up in part and complicates it in part. Overall proficiency (51.3% met or exceeded) is solid. But only 23.6% of students exceed standard rather than just meet it, and science proficiency sits noticeably lower, at 28.9%. If the mission is about pushing kids toward independent, critical thinking, the science number is the place that story gets tested most, and right now it's the weaker one.
The school also describes itself as a 'Community School,' with integrated health, behavioral, and dental supports as one of its stated pillars. Big Smiles Dental and Vision to Learn programs are referenced on the school's own site, which at least confirms those specific services exist in some form. Whether the fuller set of behavioral health supports the community-school model promises is actually staffed and delivered on this campus, rather than referenced as a district-wide aspiration, isn't something we can verify independently. That's a fair, specific question to ask on a tour.
Look grade by grade and the picture sharpens. Grade 3 math is the strongest tested grade-and-subject, at 58.8% met or exceeded. Grade 5 math is the weakest, at 45.6% — a 13.2-point spread. That lines up with a 3.5-point gap the data shows between the school's older and younger tested grades overall. This is one year of testing, not a trend, so it's not evidence that a child's scores will fall as they move up through the school. It is a real difference worth asking about if your child is entering at grade 4 or 5 specifically: what changes instructionally between the primary and upper grades here.
Day to day, the school's suspension rate is very low, at 0.2%, while chronic absenteeism runs to 21.0%. Together those numbers suggest a campus where, once kids are in the building, they're not getting pulled out through discipline — but getting them in the building consistently looks like the bigger daily challenge. Attendance data alone can't say whether that's about family circumstances, illness patterns, or something the school could address directly.
On staffing, teachers average 9.6 years of experience and none are first-year teachers — a stable, experienced staff by the numbers. About 77.8% are fully credentialed, meaning close to one in five is not, which is worth a direct question about what support those teachers receive. Per-pupil spending, at $33,732, runs well above the $23,518 state average — a resource fact, not a results fact, and one that sits alongside a 30.1-point disability gap that spending alone hasn't closed.
The honest open question is the disability gap itself. The data shows the size of it clearly. It doesn't show why — whether it traces to staffing allocation, instructional practice, or service availability specifically at Charnock Road. That's the single most useful question to bring to a school visit if you're weighing this campus for a child who receives or may need special education services.
Written by SchoolScope from Charnock Road Elementary’s own website and California Department of Education data, checked 2026-08-08· How we do this · Who we are
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Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 34 | 26% | 21% | 18% | 35% | 47% | +4 |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% | 35% | 22% | 24% | 53% | +8 |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% | 38% | 18% | 29% | 53% | +5 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 34 | 35% | 24% | 18% | 24% | 59% | +13 |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 22% | 28% | 28% | 22% | 50% | +8 |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 24% | 22% | 15% | 39% | 46% | +10 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 45 | 4% | 24% | 58% | 13% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 113 | 51.3% | +10 | +13 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 87 | 47.1% | +6 | +8 |
| Students with Disabilities | 33 | 24.2% | +8 | +7 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnock Road Elementary ← | — | 49 | 23.6% | 51.3% | −3.5 | 0.2% |
| Overland Avenue Elementary | 1.5 mi | 88 | 70.4% | 90.4% | +3.3 | 0.5% |
| Clover Avenue Elementary | 0.8 mi | 81 | 65.6% | 86.3% | −3.9 | 0.5% |
| Mar Vista Elementary | 0.9 mi | 77 | 55.0% | 83.1% | −1.1 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30 | 19 | #4480 | 17.0% | 42.1% | 23.7% | 0.1% | -28.8pp |
| 2022 | 43 | 66 | #1928 | 20.6% | 48.2% | 45.6% | 0.1% | +4.7pp |
| 2023 | 50 | 72 | #1580 | 25.8% | 50.6% | 38.7% | 0.1% | +11.1pp |
| 2024 | 46 | 61 | #2257 | 15.6% | 43.3% | 28.0% | 0.2% | -10.5pp |
| 2025 | 49 | 65 | #2016 | 23.6% | 51.3% | 21.0% | 0.2% | -3.5pp |
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 22.2% | 20.4% | -1.8pp |
| Male | 26.0% | 22.1% | -3.9pp |
| Asian | 22.1% | 10.5% | -11.6pp |
| Black/African American | 26.2% | 45.5% | +19.3pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 24.9% | 19.3% | -5.6pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 35.4% | 31.4% | -4.0pp |
| English Learners | 28.5% | 14.5% | -14.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 25.4% | 22.6% | -2.8pp |
| All Students | 24.3% | 21.3% | -3.0pp |
| Filipino | — | 20.0% | — |
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