School Profile · Los Angeles
Goethe International Charter: Most kids here clear the bar, year after year. The question is what happens after that.
Goethe International Charter posts 65% meeting the standard; 37.7% push past it. Steady is worth something — and the gap between those two numbers is the thing to ask about.
12500 Braddock Drive, 90066 (opens in new tab)·Los Angeles Unified·Los Angeles·Grades K-8·479 students·25% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(310) 306-3484·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
62
💪 Strong All-Around · Solid
ranked #875 statewide · #60 of 580 in Los Angeles Unified
Goethe International Charter scores 62 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 85th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “65% proficient” and call it done. Goethe International Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Los Angeles, where one in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
As a charter, Goethe International Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
27%
31%
42%
Grade 3 · 58% proficient
52%
8%
40%
Grade 4 · 60% proficient
35%
38%
27%
Grade 5 · 73% proficient
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 7.2pp across grades; the floor rises 14.3pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Exceeded standard
37.7%
State 21.3%
16.4pp above state avg
Met or exceeded
65.1%
State 42.7%
22.5pp above state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+4.6pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Chronic absenteeism
10.6%
State 17.9%
7.3pp below state avg
Suspension rate
0.9%
State 1.6%
0.7pp below state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 81
Clover Avenue Elementary
Los Angeles Unified · 2.8 mi
Strong
85/100
Kentwood Elementary
Los Angeles Unified · 1.9 mi
Strong
80/100
Broadway Elementary
Los Angeles Unified · 2.4 mi
Strong
78/100
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic30.1%
White34.5%
Asian4.2%
Black17.1%
Other14.2%
GenderFemale 49.7%Male 50.3%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 25.1% (39pp below CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
479
141 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
0 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$18,180
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$60,420 – $122,706
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Goethe International Charter in Los Angeles, 41.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Goethe International Charter outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (23.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (47.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 19.1 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 82 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · Low-Income−27.1pp
22.7% vs 49.9% overall · n=71
3 more gaps by subject
ELA · Low-Income−19.1pp
42.3% vs 61.4% overall · n=71
ELA Exceeded · Low-Income−23.2pp
7.1% vs 30.3% overall · n=71
Math Exceeded · Low-Income−17.1pp
9.9% vs 27.0% overall · n=71
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income82 tested
ELA 41.5%·Math 23.2%· +0.5pp vs district
Hispanic103 tested
ELA 47.6%·Math 28.2%· +6.5pp vs district
White98 tested
ELA 78.6%·Math 68.4%· +9.7pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 10.7pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +4.5pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$114K
$29K above CA median
Median Home Value
$1.70M
$1.04M above CA median
Bachelor's+
62%
27pp above CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
8.7 years avg experience
24 teachers · 4% first-year · 4% second-year
Teacher Credentials
90% fully credentialed
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
37.7%
↑ vs CA 21.3% · 66th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
65.1%
↑ vs CA 42.7% · 67th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 15%
+4.6pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 56th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
10.6%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 62th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
0.9%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 56th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 51 | 27% | 31% | 22% | 20% | 59% | +15 |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 52% | 8% | 25% | 15% | 60% | +15 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 35% | 38% | 15% | 12% | 73% | +25 |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 19% | 41% | 20% | 20% | 59% | +13 |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 21% | 31% | 23% | 25% | 52% | +4 |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 28% | 38% | 20% | 14% | 66% | +20 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 51 | 29% | 33% | 16% | 22% | 63% | +17 |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 46% | 33% | 12% | 10% | 79% | +37 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 37% | 21% | 27% | 15% | 58% | +22 |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 13% | 13% | 38% | 36% | 25% | −10 |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 12% | 19% | 25% | 44% | 31% | −3 |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 26% | 18% | 16% | 40% | 44% | +12 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 102 | 19% | 32% | 41% | 8% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 82 | 41.5% | +1 | +3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 103 | 47.6% | +7 | +9 |
| White | 98 | 78.6% | +10 | +17 |
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goethe International Charter ← | — | 62 | 37.7% | 65.1% | +4.6 | 0.9% |
| Clover Avenue Elementary | 2.8 mi | 85 | 65.6% | 86.3% | −3.9 | 0.5% |
| Kentwood Elementary | 1.9 mi | 80 | 63.2% | 80.7% | −14.8 | 0.4% |
| Broadway Elementary | 2.4 mi | 78 | 64.0% | 82.2% | −6.2 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #921 → #735 → #345 → #729 → #875
What we can't show
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
Frequently asked questions
Is Goethe International Charter a good elementary school?
Goethe International Charter has a Scope Score of 62 out of 100, placing it in the 85th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #875 statewide. 37.7% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 16.4 percentage points above the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Goethe International Charter's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 65.1% of students at Goethe International Charter met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 37.7% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 27.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 37.7% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 310 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Goethe International Charter rank in California?
Goethe International Charter ranks #875 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 85th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Goethe International Charter getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Goethe International Charter increases by 4.6 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Goethe International Charter?
10.6% of students at Goethe International Charter are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.9%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Goethe International Charter compare to other schools in Los Angeles?
Goethe International Charter scores 62/100 (85th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 479 students. Use the schools in Los Angeles page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Goethe International Charter serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Goethe International Charter in Los Angeles, 41.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Goethe International Charter outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (23.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (47.6% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 19.1 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 82 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.