Coldwater Canyon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.2% |
| Met Standard | 18.2% |
| Below Standard | 69.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Coldwater Canyon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.2% of students exceeded standard while 18.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.0% exceeded — 5.8 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 17.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 26.9% | 16.4% | 43.3% |
| 4th | 69 | 11.6% | 23.2% | 34.8% |
| 5th | 90 | 10.0% | 28.9% | 38.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 14.1% | 23.9% | 38.0% |
| 4th | 72 | 6.9% | 13.9% | 20.8% |
| 5th | 91 | 4.4% | 3.3% | 7.7% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.4