Mountain Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 45.4% |
| Met Standard | 27.1% |
| Below Standard | 27.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Mountain Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
45.4% of students exceeded standard while 27.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.0 points above the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 52.7% exceeded — 7.3 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 8.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 40.9% | 21.1% | 62.0% |
| 4th | 68 | 51.5% | 27.9% | 79.4% |
| 5th | 107 | 47.7% | 31.8% | 79.4% |
| 6th | 72 | 44.4% | 34.7% | 79.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 68 | 36.8% | 32.4% | 69.1% |
| 5th | 107 | 52.3% | 14.0% | 66.4% |
| 6th | 72 | 55.6% | 22.2% | 77.8% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 69.5