Larchmont Charter: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 22 points. But math slips between grade 3 and grade 5.
Larchmont Charter posts numbers for its most vulnerable students that most schools don't reach overall. The trend line is the part worth a closer look.
Larchmont Charter scores 56 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 78th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “62% proficient” and call it done. Larchmont Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in West Hollywood, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 60.3% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
As a charter, Larchmont Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
math proficiency runs 66% in grade 3 against 53% in grade 5, while reading holds (70% to 71%). The state average rises by +4.5pp over the same span.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 8.5pp across grades; the proficiency floor barely moves. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. The school's 5th graders aren't posting a wider lead than its 3rd graders. One question worth asking on a tour: are the strongest students being pushed, or coasting? A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Larchmont Charter's most underrated number
60.3% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask the principal what changes between grade 3 and grade 5. The trajectory is the thing a tour will tell you more about than a spreadsheet.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
K-12 Path
Larchmont Charter serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 85
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 2.1pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +4.5pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 112 | 46% | 23% | 17% | 13% | 70% | +26 |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 40% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 58% | +13 |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 38% | 33% | 18% | 12% | 71% | +23 |
| Grade 6 | 144 | 38% | 34% | 19% | 8% | 72% | +26 |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 33% | 42% | 15% | 10% | 75% | +28 |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 27% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 66% | +20 |
| Grade 11 | 131 | 50% | 29% | 10% | 11% | 79% | +32 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 112 | 36% | 30% | 22% | 12% | 66% | +20 |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 27% | 31% | 26% | 17% | 57% | +16 |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 29% | 24% | 27% | 20% | 53% | +18 |
| Grade 6 | 144 | 40% | 26% | 21% | 14% | 65% | +30 |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 39% | 25% | 22% | 14% | 64% | +30 |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 33% | 16% | 23% | 28% | 49% | +17 |
| Grade 11 | 130 | 35% | 25% | 17% | 24% | 59% | +36 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 422 | 20% | 36% | 40% | 4% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 418 | 60.3% | +19 | +22 |
| White | 330 | 77.6% | +9 | +16 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 228 | 53.1% | +12 | +14 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larchmont Charter ← | — | 56 | 36.0% | 62.4% | −6.1 | 0.3% |
| Wonderland Avenue Elementary | 1.7 mi | 92 | 72.7% | 90.7% | −0.1 | 0.1% |
| Third Street Elementary | 2.2 mi | 91 | 68.3% | 88.9% | +1.1 | 0.1% |
| Melrose Avenue Elementary | 1.1 mi | 72 | 47.5% | 71.5% | +4.7 | 0.3% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.