La Canada Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 64.5% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 14.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for La Canada Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
64.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 43.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the La Canada Unified district average of 63.1%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.2 points higher (vs 49.4% average). 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 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 58.9% | 26.7% | 85.6% |
| 4th | 92 | 70.7% | 16.3% | 87.0% |
| 5th | 94 | 67.0% | 21.3% | 88.3% |
| 6th | 114 | 65.8% | 24.6% | 90.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 53.3% | 28.9% | 82.2% |
| 4th | 92 | 67.4% | 18.5% | 85.9% |
| 5th | 94 | 61.7% | 20.2% | 81.9% |
| 6th | 114 | 71.0% | 15.8% | 86.8% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.2