How does Joseph A. Gascon Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 41.3/100, placing it at the 43rd percentile statewide. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,030 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary?

12.5% of students at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Joseph A. Gascon Elementary improving or declining?

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary?

15.4% of students at Joseph A. Gascon 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.

Joseph A. Gascon Elementary

Montebello Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90022

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,030 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

510 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

79%

Teachers

28 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.5%

Asian 0.6%

Black 0.4%

Other 1.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Joseph A. Gascon Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.5%
Met Standard	17.4%
Below Standard	70.2%

Exceeded

12.5%

Met

17.4%

Below

70.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Joseph A. Gascon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points below the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.4% exceeded — 8.9 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 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.