Estrella Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.3% |
| Met Standard | 14.9% |
| Below Standard | 76.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Estrella Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.3% of students exceeded standard while 14.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.8 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 53 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.3% exceeded — 3.9 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 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 16.4% | 11.0% | 27.4% |
| 4th | 69 | 2.9% | 13.0% | 15.9% |
| 5th | 86 | 5.8% | 17.4% | 23.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 20.3% | 18.9% | 39.2% |
| 4th | 70 | 0.0% | 11.4% | 11.4% |
| 5th | 86 | 4.7% | 17.4% | 22.1% |
Nearby schools
53 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.0