How does Heliotrope Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Maywood?

Heliotrope Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 51.3/100, placing it at the 69th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 832 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Heliotrope Avenue Elementary?

19.3% of students at Heliotrope Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 47.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Heliotrope Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Heliotrope Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 12.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Heliotrope Avenue Elementary?

19.3% of students at Heliotrope Avenue Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Heliotrope Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Maywood Los Angeles County 90270

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

832 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

487 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

95%

Teachers

25 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.7%

White 1.4%

Black 0.2%

Other 0.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Heliotrope Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.3%
Met Standard	28.0%
Below Standard	52.7%

Exceeded

19.3%

Met

28.0%

Below

52.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Heliotrope Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.3% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% 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%. Compared to the 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.7 points higher (vs 13.5% average). 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 12.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.