Columbus Avenue
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.3% |
| Met Standard | 19.6% |
| Below Standard | 70.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Columbus Avenue and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.3% of students exceeded standard while 19.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.5% exceeded — 9.2 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 9.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 10.6% | 24.2% | 34.9% |
| 4th | 63 | 7.9% | 20.6% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 67 | 11.9% | 23.9% | 35.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 16.2% | 23.5% | 39.7% |
| 4th | 67 | 6.0% | 14.9% | 20.9% |
| 5th | 67 | 9.0% | 10.4% | 19.4% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.1