How does Maywood Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Maywood?

Maywood Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 53.5/100, placing it at the 74th percentile statewide. 27% of students exceed standard, with a total of 746 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Maywood Elementary?

27.2% of students at Maywood Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Maywood Elementary improving or declining?

Maywood Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Maywood Elementary?

10.1% of students at Maywood Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Maywood Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Maywood Los Angeles County 90270

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

746 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

455 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

96%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.6%

White 2.2%

Other 0.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Maywood Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.2%
Met Standard	27.1%
Below Standard	45.7%

Exceeded

27.2%

Met

27.1%

Below

45.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Maywood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.2% of students exceeded standard while 27.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.0 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 39 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.1 points higher (vs 13.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.