Cienega Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.9% |
| Met Standard | 22.1% |
| Below Standard | 60.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Cienega Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.6% exceeded — 5.7 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 22.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 17.5% | 28.6% | 46.0% |
| 4th | 48 | 29.2% | 18.8% | 47.9% |
| 5th | 57 | 14.0% | 17.5% | 31.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 23.8% | 28.6% | 52.4% |
| 4th | 48 | 8.3% | 25.0% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 57 | 8.8% | 14.0% | 22.8% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.3