King Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.0% |
| Met Standard | 18.6% |
| Below Standard | 71.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for King Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.0% of students exceeded standard while 18.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.8 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.7% exceeded — 6.6 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 12.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 11.8% | 24.7% | 36.6% |
| 4th | 93 | 14.0% | 18.3% | 32.3% |
| 5th | 92 | 5.4% | 18.5% | 23.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 11.6% | 17.9% | 29.5% |
| 4th | 93 | 10.8% | 21.5% | 32.3% |
| 5th | 92 | 6.5% | 10.9% | 17.4% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.1