John W. Mack Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.7% |
| Met Standard | 15.3% |
| Below Standard | 77.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for John W. Mack Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.7% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 58 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.8% exceeded — 5.0 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 3.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 33 | 9.1% | 9.1% | 18.2% |
| 4th | 47 | 10.6% | 8.5% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 46 | 10.9% | 19.6% | 30.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 33 | 0.0% | 24.2% | 24.2% |
| 4th | 47 | 8.5% | 19.1% | 27.7% |
| 5th | 44 | 6.8% | 11.4% | 18.2% |
Nearby schools
58 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.1