El Marino Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 47.4% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 27.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for El Marino Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
47.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 26.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.3 points above the Culver City Unified district average of 41.0%. Compared to the 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.4 points higher (vs 32.9% 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 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 134 | 47.0% | 17.9% | 64.9% |
| 4th | 118 | 58.5% | 16.9% | 75.4% |
| 5th | 114 | 38.6% | 33.3% | 71.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 135 | 40.0% | 35.6% | 75.6% |
| 4th | 118 | 53.4% | 28.0% | 81.4% |
| 5th | 115 | 47.0% | 20.0% | 67.0% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.6