How does Esperanza Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Esperanza Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.5/100, placing it at the 47th percentile statewide. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,254 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Esperanza Elementary?

11.5% of students at Esperanza Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Esperanza Elementary improving or declining?

Esperanza Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Esperanza Elementary?

20.3% of students at Esperanza 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.

Esperanza Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90017

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,254 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

581 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 95.7%

White 1.0%

Asian 1.0%

Black 2.1%

Other 0.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Esperanza Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.5%
Met Standard	20.9%
Below Standard	67.5%

Exceeded

11.5%

Met

20.9%

Below

67.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Esperanza Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.5% of students exceeded standard while 20.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.6 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 47 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.5% exceeded — 6.0 points higher. 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 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.