Joseph Arnold Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.6% |
| Met Standard | 26.8% |
| Below Standard | 34.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Joseph Arnold Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.6% of students exceeded standard while 26.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.3% exceeded — 7.8 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 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 38.1% | 20.6% | 58.8% |
| 4th | 98 | 35.7% | 27.6% | 63.3% |
| 5th | 94 | 37.2% | 31.9% | 69.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 35.0% | 32.0% | 67.0% |
| 4th | 99 | 36.4% | 28.3% | 64.7% |
| 5th | 94 | 48.9% | 20.2% | 69.2% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.5