How does Eshelman Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Lomita?

Eshelman Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.5/100, placing it at the 55th percentile statewide. 24% of students exceed standard, with a total of 836 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Eshelman Avenue Elementary?

23.6% of students at Eshelman Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 48.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Eshelman Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Eshelman Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 15.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Eshelman Avenue Elementary?

21.3% of students at Eshelman Avenue Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Eshelman Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Lomita Los Angeles County 90717

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

836 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

446 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

83%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 70.0%

White 8.5%

Asian 2.5%

Black 12.3%

Other 6.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Eshelman Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	23.6%
Met Standard	24.9%
Below Standard	51.4%

Exceeded

23.6%

Met

24.9%

Below

51.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Eshelman Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.8% exceeded — 4.2 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 15.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.