Ernie Pyle Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.5% |
| Met Standard | 27.6% |
| Below Standard | 55.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Ernie Pyle Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.5% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bellflower Unified district average of 16.8%. The 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.6% exceeded — 2.2 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 12.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 19.1% | 27.7% | 46.8% |
| 4th | 60 | 16.7% | 26.7% | 43.3% |
| 5th | 34 | 14.7% | 29.4% | 44.1% |
| 6th | 53 | 18.9% | 26.4% | 45.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 25.5% | 40.4% | 66.0% |
| 4th | 59 | 13.6% | 23.7% | 37.3% |
| 5th | 34 | 11.8% | 32.4% | 44.1% |
| 6th | 53 | 11.3% | 15.1% | 26.4% |
Nearby schools
33 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.7