Leo Politi Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.3% |
| Met Standard | 17.2% |
| Below Standard | 73.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Leo Politi Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.3% of students exceeded standard while 17.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 55 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.7% exceeded — 7.4 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 10.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 83 | 14.5% | 19.3% | 33.7% |
| 4th | 70 | 10.0% | 17.1% | 27.1% |
| 5th | 90 | 11.1% | 18.9% | 30.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 11.8% | 20.0% | 31.8% |
| 4th | 71 | 2.8% | 18.3% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 93 | 5.4% | 9.7% | 15.1% |
Nearby schools
55 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.9