La Crescenta Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 31.8% |
| Met Standard | 28.8% |
| Below Standard | 39.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "61% proficient" for La Crescenta Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
31.8% of students exceeded standard while 28.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 50.1% exceeded — 18.3 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 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 24.0% | 32.0% | 56.0% |
| 4th | 47 | 38.3% | 29.8% | 68.1% |
| 5th | 57 | 29.8% | 17.5% | 47.4% |
| 6th | 71 | 31.0% | 40.9% | 71.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 25.5% | 29.4% | 54.9% |
| 4th | 48 | 37.5% | 27.1% | 64.6% |
| 5th | 57 | 31.6% | 21.1% | 52.6% |
| 6th | 71 | 36.6% | 32.4% | 69.0% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.6