McKinley Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.2% |
| Met Standard | 12.9% |
| Below Standard | 80.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for McKinley Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.2% of students exceeded standard while 12.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 59 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.4% exceeded — 7.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 10.8% | 9.2% | 20.0% |
| 4th | 56 | 8.9% | 10.7% | 19.6% |
| 5th | 72 | 11.1% | 16.7% | 27.8% |
| 6th | 85 | 4.7% | 15.3% | 20.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 4.5% | 19.4% | 23.9% |
| 4th | 57 | 3.5% | 14.0% | 17.5% |
| 5th | 73 | 2.7% | 12.3% | 15.1% |
| 6th | 87 | 3.5% | 5.8% | 9.2% |
Nearby schools
59 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.8