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Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
428 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
232 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
94%
Teachers
13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 27.6%
White 0.4%
Black 55.6%
Other 16.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard23.8%
Met Standard24.1%
Below Standard52.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.0 points higher (vs 11.9% average). 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 1.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
23.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
47.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
26.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
428
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 40 22.5% 10.0% 27.5% 40.0% 32.5%
4th 21 42.9% 14.3% 23.8% 19.1% 57.1%
5th 46 17.4% 37.0% 17.4% 28.3% 54.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 40 20.0% 32.5% 22.5% 25.0% 52.5%
4th 21 28.6% 33.3% 19.1% 19.1% 61.9%
5th 46 15.2% 17.4% 23.9% 43.5% 32.6%