How does Leapwood Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Carson?

Leapwood Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 41.1/100, placing it at the 42nd percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 376 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Leapwood Avenue Elementary?

10.5% of students at Leapwood Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 37.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Leapwood Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Leapwood Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Leapwood Avenue Elementary?

21.7% of students at Leapwood Avenue Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Leapwood Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Carson Los Angeles County 90746

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

376 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

215 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

69%

Teachers

12 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 9.3%

White 1.4%

Asian 0.9%

Black 74.9%

Other 13.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Leapwood Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.5%
Met Standard	26.8%
Below Standard	62.8%

Exceeded

10.5%

Met

26.8%

Below

62.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Leapwood Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.7 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.1% exceeded — 8.6 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 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 21.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.