Escalona Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.6% |
| Met Standard | 28.6% |
| Below Standard | 48.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Escalona Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.6% of students exceeded standard while 28.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points above the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 24.3% exceeded — about the same. 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 1.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 14.5% | 31.9% | 46.4% |
| 4th | 54 | 22.2% | 33.3% | 55.6% |
| 5th | 54 | 33.3% | 31.5% | 64.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 23.2% | 33.3% | 56.5% |
| 4th | 54 | 18.5% | 24.1% | 42.6% |
| 5th | 54 | 24.1% | 16.7% | 40.7% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.2