How does Cohasset Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Lake Balboa?

Cohasset Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 38.9/100, placing it at the 35th percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 796 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Cohasset Street Elementary?

11.1% of students at Cohasset Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Cohasset Street Elementary improving or declining?

Cohasset Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Cohasset Street Elementary?

14.5% of students at Cohasset Street 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.

Cohasset Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Lake Balboa Los Angeles County 91406

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

796 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

489 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 86.5%

White 6.1%

Asian 1.8%

Black 2.5%

Other 3.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Cohasset Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.1%
Met Standard	18.3%
Below Standard	70.6%

Exceeded

11.1%

Met

18.3%

Below

70.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Cohasset Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.2% exceeded — 6.1 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 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.