Kingsley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.5% |
| Below Standard | 60.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Kingsley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 35 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.6% exceeded — 6.0 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 15.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 10.2% | 10.2% | 20.4% |
| 4th | 37 | 32.4% | 32.4% | 64.9% |
| 5th | 45 | 13.3% | 26.7% | 40.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 5.9% | 15.7% | 21.6% |
| 4th | 41 | 24.4% | 34.1% | 58.5% |
| 5th | 47 | 14.9% | 17.0% | 31.9% |
Nearby schools
35 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.7