Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.1% |
| Met Standard | 16.4% |
| Below Standard | 77.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.1% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.1 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 61 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.7% exceeded — 8.6 points higher. 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 9.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 6.0% | 13.4% | 19.4% |
| 4th | 56 | 5.4% | 14.3% | 19.6% |
| 5th | 70 | 10.0% | 22.9% | 32.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 2.9% | 16.2% | 19.1% |
| 4th | 57 | 3.5% | 15.8% | 19.3% |
| 5th | 70 | 8.6% | 15.7% | 24.3% |
Nearby schools
61 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.7