Colfax Charter Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 54.3% |
| Met Standard | 26.0% |
| Below Standard | 19.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Colfax Charter Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
54.3% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 33.1 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 30.0 points higher (vs 24.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 113 | 62.8% | 19.5% | 82.3% |
| 4th | 130 | 59.2% | 18.5% | 77.7% |
| 5th | 111 | 51.4% | 30.6% | 82.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 113 | 55.8% | 27.4% | 83.2% |
| 4th | 131 | 43.5% | 35.9% | 79.4% |
| 5th | 111 | 53.1% | 24.3% | 77.5% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.3