George De La Torre Jr. Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.8% |
| Met Standard | 20.9% |
| Below Standard | 69.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for George De La Torre Jr. Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.0% exceeded — 10.2 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 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 8.5% | 16.9% | 25.4% |
| 4th | 69 | 20.3% | 14.5% | 34.8% |
| 5th | 67 | 4.5% | 16.4% | 20.9% |
| 6th | 52 | 0.0% | 26.9% | 26.9% |
| 7th | 57 | 0.0% | 40.4% | 40.4% |
| 8th | 52 | 9.6% | 28.9% | 38.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 7.9% | 27.0% | 34.9% |
| 4th | 69 | 17.4% | 11.6% | 29.0% |
| 5th | 68 | 10.3% | 13.2% | 23.5% |
| 6th | 53 | 13.2% | 17.0% | 30.2% |
| 7th | 60 | 11.7% | 20.0% | 31.7% |
| 8th | 53 | 13.2% | 18.9% | 32.1% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.3