Kentwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 63.3% |
| Met Standard | 17.5% |
| Below Standard | 19.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Kentwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
63.3% of students exceeded standard while 17.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 42.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 42.2 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 34.1 points higher (vs 29.2% 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 14.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 75.0% | 11.4% | 86.4% |
| 4th | 51 | 60.8% | 19.6% | 80.4% |
| 5th | 30 | 53.3% | 23.3% | 76.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 77.3% | 15.9% | 93.2% |
| 4th | 51 | 52.9% | 21.6% | 74.5% |
| 5th | 30 | 60.0% | 13.3% | 73.3% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.2