Linwood E. Howe Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 46.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.5% |
| Below Standard | 28.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "72% proficient" for Linwood E. Howe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
46.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points above the Culver City Unified district average of 41.0%. Compared to the 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.1 points higher (vs 34.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 12.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 57.3% | 21.4% | 78.7% |
| 4th | 88 | 45.5% | 22.7% | 68.2% |
| 5th | 90 | 37.8% | 37.8% | 75.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 49.4% | 29.2% | 78.7% |
| 4th | 88 | 45.5% | 26.1% | 71.6% |
| 5th | 90 | 41.1% | 15.6% | 56.7% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.0