Gault Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.5% |
| Met Standard | 21.6% |
| Below Standard | 64.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Gault Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.6% exceeded — 8.1 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 25.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 16.0% | 16.0% | 32.0% |
| 4th | 45 | 15.6% | 24.4% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 51 | 11.8% | 33.3% | 45.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 13.5% | 19.2% | 32.7% |
| 4th | 46 | 17.4% | 23.9% | 41.3% |
| 5th | 55 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 25.4% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.0