How does Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.6/100, placing it at the 27th percentile statewide. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 446 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary?

14.5% of students at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 33.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary improving or declining?

Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 27.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary?

15.1% of students at Fifty-Ninth Street 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.

Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90043

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

446 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

207 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 68.6%

Black 25.6%

Other 5.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	14.5%
Met Standard	18.6%
Below Standard	66.9%

Exceeded

14.5%

Met

18.6%

Below

66.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Fifty-Ninth Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.5% of students exceeded standard while 18.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.6 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 40 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.1 points higher (vs 11.4% 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 27.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.