Kornblum
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.8% |
| Met Standard | 22.8% |
| Below Standard | 63.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Kornblum and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.3 points below the Hawthorne district average of 18.0%. The 37 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.1% exceeded — 5.4 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 26.3% | 17.5% | 43.8% |
| 4th | 87 | 8.1% | 24.1% | 32.2% |
| 5th | 105 | 17.1% | 27.6% | 44.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 6.1% | 29.3% | 35.4% |
| 4th | 87 | 4.6% | 25.3% | 29.9% |
| 5th | 105 | 20.0% | 13.3% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
37 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.1