How does Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences has a SchoolScope composite score of 48.8/100, placing it at the 64th percentile statewide. 23% of students exceed standard, with a total of 560 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences?

22.8% of students at Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 45.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences improving or declining?

Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences's proficiency rate decreases by 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences?

13.1% of students at Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences 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.

Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90018

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

560 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

217 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

77%

Teachers

9 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 65.9%

White 4.2%

Asian 5.5%

Black 17.1%

Other 7.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	22.8%
Met Standard	22.9%
Below Standard	54.2%

Exceeded

22.8%

Met

22.9%

Below

54.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 46 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.0 points higher (vs 15.9% 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 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.