How does Edgewood Academy compare to other elementary schools in La Puente?

Edgewood Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 46.0/100, placing it at the 56th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,274 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Edgewood Academy?

19.3% of students at Edgewood Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Edgewood Academy improving or declining?

Edgewood Academy's proficiency rate decreases by 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Edgewood Academy?

13.6% of students at Edgewood Academy 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.

Edgewood Academy

Bassett Unified La Puente Los Angeles County 91746

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,274 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

470 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

86%

Teachers

22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 88.5%

White 0.2%

Asian 9.2%

Black 0.8%

Other 1.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Edgewood Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.3%
Met Standard	27.6%
Below Standard	53.1%

Exceeded

19.3%

Met

27.6%

Below

53.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Edgewood Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.5 points above the Bassett Unified district average of 14.8%. Compared to the 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.5 points higher (vs 14.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

19.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

46.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-8.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

13.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,274

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	51	27.4%	19.6%	25.5%	27.4%	47.1%
4th	43	18.6%	32.6%	23.3%	25.6%	51.2%
5th	46	26.1%	23.9%	21.7%	28.3%	50.0%
6th	61	11.5%	26.2%	24.6%	37.7%	37.7%
7th	62	12.9%	32.3%	25.8%	29.0%	45.2%
8th	54	24.1%	35.2%	18.5%	22.2%	59.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	50	24.0%	30.0%	24.0%	22.0%	54.0%
4th	44	11.4%	40.9%	29.6%	18.2%	52.3%
5th	46	6.5%	28.3%	21.7%	43.5%	34.8%
6th	61	26.2%	34.4%	18.0%	21.3%	60.7%
7th	63	17.5%	17.5%	25.4%	39.7%	34.9%
8th	56	25.0%	10.7%	17.9%	46.4%	35.7%