Gates Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.5% |
| Met Standard | 22.1% |
| Below Standard | 58.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Gates Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.5% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% 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%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 17.7% 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 20.6% | 19.2% | 39.7% |
| 4th | 78 | 11.5% | 23.1% | 34.6% |
| 5th | 85 | 24.7% | 21.2% | 45.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 26.0% | 28.8% | 54.8% |
| 4th | 78 | 14.1% | 21.8% | 35.9% |
| 5th | 84 | 20.2% | 19.1% | 39.3% |
Nearby schools
42 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.4