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Erwin Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Van Nuys Los Angeles County 91401
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,154 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
617 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
90%
Teachers
28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 60.8%
White 31.9%
Asian 1.1%
Black 1.3%
Other 4.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Erwin Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard26.4%
Met Standard21.1%
Below Standard52.5%

What other rankings don't show you

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

26.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.9 points higher (vs 21.5% average). 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 13.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
26.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
47.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+13.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
18.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,154
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 100 21.0% 19.0% 24.0% 36.0% 40.0%
4th 92 21.7% 20.6% 30.4% 27.2% 42.4%
5th 91 33.0% 29.7% 17.6% 19.8% 62.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 103 27.2% 19.4% 21.4% 32.0% 46.6%
4th 99 24.2% 19.2% 34.3% 22.2% 43.4%
5th 92 31.5% 18.5% 25.0% 25.0% 50.0%