Harbor City Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.6% |
| Below Standard | 60.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Harbor City Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.1% exceeded — 6.5 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 12.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 15.2% | 25.3% | 40.5% |
| 4th | 62 | 17.7% | 27.4% | 45.2% |
| 5th | 69 | 13.0% | 30.4% | 43.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 24.4% | 28.2% | 52.6% |
| 4th | 62 | 19.4% | 9.7% | 29.0% |
| 5th | 71 | 9.9% | 14.1% | 23.9% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.8