Darby Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.8% |
| Met Standard | 25.6% |
| Below Standard | 36.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Darby Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.6 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 37.3% 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.
Students here improve by 1.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 31.9% | 29.0% | 60.9% |
| 4th | 68 | 41.2% | 23.5% | 64.7% |
| 5th | 55 | 47.3% | 23.6% | 70.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 33.3% | 34.8% | 68.1% |
| 4th | 70 | 28.6% | 27.1% | 55.7% |
| 5th | 55 | 45.5% | 14.6% | 60.0% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.7