Harry Wirtz Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.8% |
| Below Standard | 69.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Harry Wirtz Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Paramount Unified district average of 13.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 16.2% | 18.9% | 35.1% |
| 4th | 65 | 24.6% | 15.4% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 71 | 16.9% | 19.7% | 36.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 9.5% | 10.8% | 20.3% |
| 4th | 65 | 7.7% | 21.5% | 29.2% |
| 5th | 71 | 12.7% | 8.4% | 21.1% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.2