How does Holly Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Arcadia?

Holly Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 66.0/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 48% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,592 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Holly Avenue Elementary?

47.8% of students at Holly Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 72.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Holly Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Holly Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 8.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Holly Avenue Elementary?

0.9% of students at Holly 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.

Holly Avenue Elementary

Arcadia Unified Arcadia Los Angeles County 91007

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,592 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

781 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

47%

Teachers

32 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 17.5%

White 6.0%

Asian 64.0%

Black 2.0%

Other 10.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Holly Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	47.8%
Met Standard	24.5%
Below Standard	27.7%

Exceeded

47.8%

Met

24.5%

Below

27.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Holly Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

47.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 26.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points above the Arcadia Unified district average of 42.5%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.5 points higher (vs 35.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 8.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 0.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.