Los Alamitos Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.1% |
| Met Standard | 29.5% |
| Below Standard | 33.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Los Alamitos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.1% of students exceeded standard while 29.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.5 points below the Los Alamitos Unified district average of 49.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 36.2% 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.
Students here improve by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 34.4% | 29.2% | 63.5% |
| 4th | 101 | 37.6% | 33.7% | 71.3% |
| 5th | 119 | 49.6% | 25.2% | 74.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 31.3% | 29.2% | 60.4% |
| 4th | 101 | 30.7% | 38.6% | 69.3% |
| 5th | 119 | 38.7% | 21.9% | 60.5% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.4