Cowan Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.6% |
| Met Standard | 30.1% |
| Below Standard | 40.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Cowan Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.6% of students exceeded standard while 30.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.5 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 30.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 41.4% | 24.1% | 65.5% |
| 4th | 65 | 24.6% | 27.7% | 52.3% |
| 5th | 57 | 28.1% | 24.6% | 52.6% |
| 6th | 12 | 33.3% | 41.7% | 75.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 37.9% | 32.8% | 70.7% |
| 4th | 65 | 18.5% | 29.2% | 47.7% |
| 5th | 56 | 28.6% | 23.2% | 51.8% |
| 6th | 12 | 25.0% | 41.7% | 66.7% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.2