Loren Miller Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.5% |
| Met Standard | 16.3% |
| Below Standard | 72.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Loren Miller Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.5% of students exceeded standard while 16.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.7 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.3% 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 15.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 13.9% | 15.1% | 29.1% |
| 4th | 77 | 16.9% | 14.3% | 31.2% |
| 5th | 83 | 6.0% | 21.7% | 27.7% |
| 6th | 69 | 5.8% | 17.4% | 23.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 21.8% | 25.3% | 47.1% |
| 4th | 80 | 8.8% | 15.0% | 23.8% |
| 5th | 83 | 9.6% | 7.2% | 16.9% |
| 6th | 70 | 8.6% | 14.3% | 22.9% |
Nearby schools
59 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.7