Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.1% |
| Met Standard | 19.9% |
| Below Standard | 69.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Ninety-Sixth Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.1% of students exceeded standard while 19.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 56 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.1% exceeded — 3.9 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 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 15.1% | 22.1% | 37.2% |
| 4th | 70 | 18.6% | 14.3% | 32.9% |
| 5th | 78 | 10.3% | 33.3% | 43.6% |
| 6th | 62 | 8.1% | 19.4% | 27.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 16.3% | 15.1% | 31.4% |
| 4th | 70 | 12.9% | 25.7% | 38.6% |
| 5th | 78 | 2.6% | 17.9% | 20.5% |
| 6th | 62 | 4.8% | 11.3% | 16.1% |
Nearby schools
56 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.2