Newcastle Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.4% |
| Met Standard | 21.0% |
| Below Standard | 56.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Newcastle Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.0% 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%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 21.4% exceeded — about the same. 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 20.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 18.8% | 12.5% | 31.3% |
| 4th | 56 | 32.1% | 21.4% | 53.6% |
| 5th | 38 | 26.3% | 28.9% | 55.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 12.0% | 16.0% | 28.0% |
| 4th | 55 | 23.6% | 23.6% | 47.3% |
| 5th | 42 | 21.4% | 23.8% | 45.2% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.1