How does Lemay Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Lake Balboa?

Lemay Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 46.8/100, placing it at the 59th percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 618 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Lemay Street Elementary?

20.4% of students at Lemay Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 48.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Lemay Street Elementary improving or declining?

Lemay Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 9.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Lemay Street Elementary?

17.0% of students at Lemay Street 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.

Lemay Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Lake Balboa Los Angeles County 91406

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

618 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

336 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

90%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 85.1%

White 6.3%

Asian 1.5%

Black 1.8%

Other 5.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lemay Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.4%
Met Standard	28.4%
Below Standard	51.2%

Exceeded

20.4%

Met

28.4%

Below

51.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Lemay Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 21.3% 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 9.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.