Los Altos Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.6% |
| Below Standard | 74.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Los Altos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the South Whittier Elementary district average of 12.3%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.4% exceeded — 11.8 points higher. 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 10.9% | 18.2% | 29.1% |
| 4th | 60 | 8.3% | 20.0% | 28.3% |
| 5th | 55 | 14.6% | 10.9% | 25.4% |
| 6th | 57 | 10.5% | 28.1% | 38.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 5.4% | 10.7% | 16.1% |
| 4th | 62 | 6.5% | 17.7% | 24.2% |
| 5th | 55 | 12.7% | 9.1% | 21.8% |
| 6th | 60 | 8.3% | 10.0% | 18.3% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.3