Fishburn Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.3% |
| Below Standard | 67.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Fishburn Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.3 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 38 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.7% exceeded — 2.9 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 8.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 13.7% | 21.6% | 35.3% |
| 4th | 66 | 4.5% | 19.7% | 24.2% |
| 5th | 68 | 11.8% | 25.0% | 36.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 13.5% | 34.6% | 48.1% |
| 4th | 68 | 8.8% | 11.8% | 20.6% |
| 5th | 69 | 13.0% | 15.9% | 29.0% |
Nearby schools
38 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.8