Helen Keller Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.4% |
| Met Standard | 23.9% |
| Below Standard | 62.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Helen Keller Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.4% of students exceeded standard while 23.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lynwood Unified district average of 12.5%. The 47 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.0% 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 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 13.0% | 26.1% | 39.1% |
| 4th | 46 | 26.1% | 19.6% | 45.6% |
| 5th | 55 | 18.2% | 29.1% | 47.3% |
| 6th | 54 | 11.1% | 24.1% | 35.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 2.2% | 39.1% | 41.3% |
| 4th | 46 | 15.2% | 17.4% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 56 | 12.5% | 16.1% | 28.6% |
| 6th | 55 | 9.1% | 20.0% | 29.1% |
Nearby schools
47 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.6