Laurel Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.4% |
| Met Standard | 24.5% |
| Below Standard | 61.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Laurel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.4% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.9 points below the East Whittier City Elementary district average of 26.3%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.1% exceeded — 4.7 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 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 14.3% | 25.7% | 40.0% |
| 4th | 64 | 17.2% | 21.9% | 39.1% |
| 5th | 84 | 13.1% | 25.0% | 38.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 11.1% | 29.2% | 40.3% |
| 4th | 64 | 14.1% | 26.6% | 40.6% |
| 5th | 84 | 16.7% | 19.1% | 35.7% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.6