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

Fairburn Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 66.2/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 55% of students exceed standard, with a total of 734 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Fairburn Avenue Elementary?

55.3% of students at Fairburn Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 76.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Fairburn Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Fairburn Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Fairburn Avenue Elementary?

16.2% of students at Fairburn 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.

Fairburn Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90024

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

734 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

480 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

21%

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 11.0%

White 45.6%

Asian 21.0%

Black 2.5%

Other 19.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fairburn Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	55.3%
Met Standard	21.1%
Below Standard	23.7%

Exceeded

55.3%

Met

21.1%

Below

23.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Fairburn Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

55.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 34.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 34.1 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.9 points higher (vs 46.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.