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Fries Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Wilmington Los Angeles County 90744
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
550 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
330 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
94%
Teachers
19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 89.4%
White 1.2%
Asian 0.9%
Black 2.1%
Other 6.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fries Avenue Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard13.2%
Met Standard13.8%
Below Standard73.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Fries Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.2% of students exceeded standard while 13.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.7% exceeded — 6.6 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 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
13.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
26.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+2.9pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
24.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
550
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 35 8.6% 8.6% 31.4% 51.4% 17.1%
4th 62 8.1% 16.1% 27.4% 48.4% 24.2%
5th 40 25.0% 10.0% 22.5% 42.5% 35.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 35 8.6% 28.6% 17.1% 45.7% 37.1%
4th 63 9.5% 14.3% 28.6% 47.6% 23.8%
5th 40 20.0% 5.0% 12.5% 62.5% 25.0%