La Ballona Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.6% |
| Met Standard | 24.9% |
| Below Standard | 52.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for La Ballona Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.5 points below the Culver City Unified district average of 41.0%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 37.4% exceeded — 14.8 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 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 28.4% | 18.9% | 47.4% |
| 4th | 80 | 31.3% | 23.8% | 55.0% |
| 5th | 101 | 24.8% | 34.6% | 59.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 14.7% | 29.5% | 44.2% |
| 4th | 80 | 20.0% | 31.3% | 51.3% |
| 5th | 102 | 16.7% | 11.8% | 28.4% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.8