Del Amo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.3% |
| Met Standard | 27.2% |
| Below Standard | 56.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Del Amo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 17.8% 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 13.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 36 | 11.1% | 30.6% | 41.7% |
| 4th | 47 | 19.1% | 23.4% | 42.5% |
| 5th | 36 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 14.3% | 45.7% | 60.0% |
| 4th | 48 | 16.7% | 25.0% | 41.7% |
| 5th | 36 | 19.4% | 22.2% | 41.7% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.2