Gulf Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.0% |
| Met Standard | 22.8% |
| Below Standard | 61.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Gulf Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.0% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.4% exceeded — 3.5 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 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 17.7% | 20.8% | 38.5% |
| 4th | 102 | 14.7% | 22.6% | 37.3% |
| 5th | 101 | 13.9% | 26.7% | 40.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 16.3% | 24.5% | 40.8% |
| 4th | 103 | 13.6% | 23.3% | 36.9% |
| 5th | 102 | 19.6% | 18.6% | 38.2% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.2