Florence Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.7% |
| Met Standard | 21.1% |
| Below Standard | 57.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Florence Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 57 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.2 points higher (vs 13.5% 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 16.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 32.1% | 28.6% | 60.7% |
| 4th | 58 | 24.1% | 17.2% | 41.4% |
| 5th | 74 | 20.3% | 23.0% | 43.2% |
| 6th | 47 | 8.5% | 23.4% | 31.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 37.9% | 22.4% | 60.3% |
| 4th | 62 | 22.6% | 19.4% | 41.9% |
| 5th | 77 | 16.9% | 27.3% | 44.2% |
| 6th | 48 | 10.4% | 6.3% | 16.7% |
Nearby schools
57 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.2