La Pluma Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.5% |
| Met Standard | 25.8% |
| Below Standard | 58.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for La Pluma Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points below the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.2% exceeded — 11.6 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 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 11.4% | 25.7% | 37.1% |
| 4th | 48 | 22.9% | 25.0% | 47.9% |
| 5th | 48 | 22.9% | 31.3% | 54.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 5.7% | 31.4% | 37.1% |
| 4th | 48 | 14.6% | 25.0% | 39.6% |
| 5th | 48 | 14.6% | 16.7% | 31.3% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.0