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

Forty-Ninth Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.3/100, placing it at the 30th percentile statewide. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 926 students tested across grades and subjects.

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

13.3% of students at Forty-Ninth Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 31.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Forty-Ninth Street Elementary improving or declining?

Forty-Ninth Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 16.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

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

20.1% of students at Forty-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.

Forty-Ninth Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90011

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

926 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

528 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 88.3%

White 0.9%

Asian 0.2%

Black 8.7%

Other 1.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Forty-Ninth Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.3%
Met Standard	18.4%
Below Standard	68.3%

Exceeded

13.3%

Met

18.4%

Below

68.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Forty-Ninth Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.3% of students exceeded standard while 18.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 16.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.