Hamlin Charter Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.3% |
| Met Standard | 19.3% |
| Below Standard | 59.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Hamlin Charter Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.3% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% 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%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.6% exceeded — 7.4 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 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 14.3% | 16.7% | 30.9% |
| 4th | 29 | 37.9% | 20.7% | 58.6% |
| 5th | 54 | 11.1% | 18.5% | 29.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 19.6% | 17.4% | 37.0% |
| 4th | 31 | 29.0% | 29.0% | 58.1% |
| 5th | 54 | 18.5% | 14.8% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.5