La Salle Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.6% |
| Below Standard | 72.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for La Salle Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 16.1% | 21.4% | 37.5% |
| 4th | 35 | 5.7% | 8.6% | 14.3% |
| 5th | 60 | 10.0% | 23.3% | 33.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 19.3% | 24.6% | 43.9% |
| 4th | 34 | 5.9% | 8.8% | 14.7% |
| 5th | 61 | 6.6% | 11.5% | 18.0% |
Nearby schools
36 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.0