Fair Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.0% |
| Met Standard | 17.2% |
| Below Standard | 66.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Fair Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.0% of students exceeded standard while 17.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.4% exceeded — 5.4 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 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 14.1% | 20.6% | 34.8% |
| 4th | 74 | 14.9% | 20.3% | 35.1% |
| 5th | 94 | 20.2% | 13.8% | 34.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 14.1% | 25.0% | 39.1% |
| 4th | 74 | 12.2% | 14.9% | 27.0% |
| 5th | 94 | 20.2% | 8.5% | 28.7% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.7