Malabar Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.2% |
| Met Standard | 21.2% |
| Below Standard | 67.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Malabar Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.2% of students exceeded standard while 21.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 40 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.0% exceeded — 4.8 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 6.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 7.1% | 17.1% | 24.3% |
| 4th | 47 | 21.3% | 17.0% | 38.3% |
| 5th | 60 | 16.7% | 28.3% | 45.0% |
| 6th | 60 | 8.3% | 33.3% | 41.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 4.2% | 25.0% | 29.2% |
| 4th | 48 | 10.4% | 25.0% | 35.4% |
| 5th | 64 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 21.9% |
| 6th | 61 | 11.5% | 13.1% | 24.6% |
Nearby schools
40 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.2