Edison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.8% |
| Met Standard | 17.8% |
| Below Standard | 78.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Edison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 21.0 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.5% exceeded — 12.7 points higher. 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 38.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 2.9% | 14.3% | 17.1% |
| 4th | 69 | 5.8% | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| 5th | 58 | 1.7% | 20.7% | 22.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 1.4% | 21.1% | 22.5% |
| 4th | 68 | 4.4% | 22.1% | 26.5% |
| 5th | 60 | 6.7% | 20.0% | 26.7% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.4