La Mirada Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.3% |
| Met Standard | 14.2% |
| Below Standard | 76.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for La Mirada Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.3% of students exceeded standard while 14.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points below the San Ysidro Elementary district average of 14.3%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.4% exceeded — 5.2 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 15.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 38.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 8.2% | 10.2% | 18.4% |
| 4th | 46 | 8.7% | 4.3% | 13.0% |
| 5th | 40 | 22.5% | 20.0% | 42.5% |
| 6th | 65 | 6.2% | 32.3% | 38.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 2.0% | 14.3% | 16.3% |
| 4th | 46 | 2.2% | 6.5% | 8.7% |
| 5th | 43 | 9.3% | 13.9% | 23.3% |
| 6th | 65 | 15.4% | 10.8% | 26.1% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.8