El Sereno Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.6% |
| Met Standard | 21.2% |
| Below Standard | 62.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for El Sereno Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 39 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.0% exceeded — 7.4 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 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 29 | 17.2% | 20.7% | 37.9% |
| 4th | 41 | 31.7% | 14.6% | 46.3% |
| 5th | 29 | 3.5% | 31.0% | 34.5% |
| 6th | 28 | 28.6% | 21.4% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 29 | 10.3% | 24.1% | 34.5% |
| 4th | 41 | 21.9% | 19.5% | 41.5% |
| 5th | 29 | 0.0% | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| 6th | 28 | 17.9% | 14.3% | 32.1% |
Nearby schools
39 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.5