Foster Road Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.2% |
| Below Standard | 61.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Foster Road Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.7 points below the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.6% exceeded — 12.5 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 23.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 21.1% | 23.7% | 44.7% |
| 4th | 27 | 18.5% | 22.2% | 40.7% |
| 5th | 42 | 9.5% | 23.8% | 33.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 13.2% | 36.8% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 27 | 14.8% | 33.3% | 48.1% |
| 5th | 42 | 2.4% | 11.9% | 14.3% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.7