Garvanza Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.4% |
| Below Standard | 55.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Garvanza Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.9% exceeded — 4.2 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 16.3 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 | 29 | 31.0% | 20.7% | 51.7% |
| 4th | 38 | 23.7% | 18.4% | 42.1% |
| 5th | 35 | 22.9% | 28.6% | 51.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 29 | 20.7% | 34.5% | 55.2% |
| 4th | 38 | 26.3% | 21.1% | 47.4% |
| 5th | 35 | 11.4% | 11.4% | 22.9% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.7