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Darby Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Northridge Los Angeles County 91326
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
772 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
390 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
56%
Teachers
19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 48.7%
White 16.1%
Asian 10.8%
Black 4.9%
Other 19.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Darby Avenue Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard37.8%
Met Standard25.6%
Below Standard36.6%

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

% Exceeded Standard
37.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
63.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
16.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
772
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 69 31.9% 29.0% 26.1% 13.0% 60.9%
4th 68 41.2% 23.5% 14.7% 20.6% 64.7%
5th 55 47.3% 23.6% 16.4% 12.7% 70.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 69 33.3% 34.8% 18.8% 13.0% 68.1%
4th 70 28.6% 27.1% 34.3% 10.0% 55.7%
5th 55 45.5% 14.6% 18.2% 21.8% 60.0%