Herrick Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.2% |
| Met Standard | 17.9% |
| Below Standard | 69.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Herrick Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.5% exceeded — 5.3 points higher. 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 1.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 7.1% | 21.4% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 51 | 19.6% | 11.8% | 31.4% |
| 5th | 71 | 11.3% | 26.8% | 38.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 14.6% | 14.6% | 29.1% |
| 4th | 51 | 15.7% | 15.7% | 31.4% |
| 5th | 72 | 5.6% | 16.7% | 22.2% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3