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

Forty-Second Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.2/100, placing it at the 26th percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 384 students tested across grades and subjects.

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

11.5% of students at Forty-Second Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 27.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Forty-Second Street Elementary improving or declining?

Forty-Second Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 2.1 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-Second Street Elementary?

32.7% of students at Forty-Second 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-Second Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90008

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

384 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

188 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

89%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 34.0%

White 2.1%

Black 58.5%

Other 5.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Forty-Second Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.5%
Met Standard	15.6%
Below Standard	73.0%

Exceeded

11.5%

Met

15.6%

Below

73.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Forty-Second Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.5% of students exceeded standard while 15.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.7 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.1% 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 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 32.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.