How does Franklin Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Franklin Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 70.3/100, placing it at the 95th percentile statewide. 57% of students exceed standard, with a total of 752 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Franklin Avenue Elementary?

56.5% of students at Franklin Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 81.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Franklin Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Franklin Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Franklin Avenue Elementary?

7.3% of students at Franklin Avenue 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.

Franklin Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90027

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

752 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

405 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

28%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 20.3%

White 44.0%

Asian 6.4%

Black 0.3%

Other 29.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Franklin Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	56.5%
Met Standard	25.2%
Below Standard	18.3%

Exceeded

56.5%

Met

25.2%

Below

18.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "82% proficient" for Franklin Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

56.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 35.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 35.4 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 32.1 points higher (vs 24.4% 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 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.