How does Dolores Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Carson?

Dolores Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.5/100, placing it at the 55th percentile statewide. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 752 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Dolores Street Elementary?

15.1% of students at Dolores Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 41.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Dolores Street Elementary improving or declining?

Dolores Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Dolores Street Elementary?

14.4% of students at Dolores Street Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Dolores Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Carson Los Angeles County 90745

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

752 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

436 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

83%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 63.8%

White 1.4%

Asian 2.8%

Black 10.8%

Other 21.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dolores Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	15.1%
Met Standard	26.2%
Below Standard	58.7%

Exceeded

15.1%

Met

26.2%

Below

58.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Dolores Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

15.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.1 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.7% exceeded — 4.6 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 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.