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Montara Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified South Gate Los Angeles County 90280
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,116 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
624 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
92%
Teachers
33 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.3%
White 1.0%
Asian 0.3%
Black 0.5%
Other 1.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Montara Avenue Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard21.1%
Met Standard24.2%
Below Standard54.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Montara Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.2% 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 60 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.6 points higher (vs 15.5% 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 16.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
21.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
45.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-16.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
18.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,116
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 74 25.7% 20.3% 27.0% 27.0% 46.0%
4th 80 16.3% 22.5% 25.0% 36.3% 38.8%
5th 81 17.3% 24.7% 18.5% 39.5% 42.0%
6th 44 22.7% 34.1% 9.1% 34.1% 56.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 74 36.5% 24.3% 12.2% 27.0% 60.8%
4th 80 13.8% 26.3% 41.3% 18.8% 40.0%
5th 81 14.8% 17.3% 22.2% 45.7% 32.1%
6th 44 22.7% 25.0% 18.2% 34.1% 47.7%