Maurice Sendak Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.8% |
| Below Standard | 65.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Maurice Sendak Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.1 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.6% exceeded — 10.5 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 14.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 6.4% | 17.9% | 24.4% |
| 4th | 55 | 18.2% | 25.4% | 43.6% |
| 5th | 80 | 17.5% | 25.0% | 42.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 2.5% | 24.1% | 26.6% |
| 4th | 61 | 9.8% | 26.2% | 36.1% |
| 5th | 82 | 18.3% | 18.3% | 36.6% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.7