Ninth Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.7% |
| Met Standard | 9.5% |
| Below Standard | 84.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Ninth Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.7% of students exceeded standard while 9.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 44 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.5% exceeded — 8.8 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 16.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 45.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| 4th | 38 | 5.3% | 13.2% | 18.4% |
| 5th | 52 | 5.8% | 23.1% | 28.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 8.9% |
| 4th | 48 | 4.2% | 6.3% | 10.4% |
| 5th | 59 | 11.9% | 6.8% | 18.6% |
Nearby schools
44 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.1