Nora Sterry Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.3% |
| Met Standard | 19.0% |
| Below Standard | 69.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Nora Sterry Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.3% of students exceeded standard while 19.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 42.5% exceeded — 31.2 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 32 | 18.8% | 15.6% | 34.4% |
| 4th | 30 | 13.3% | 20.0% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 25 | 12.0% | 32.0% | 44.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 32 | 12.5% | 21.9% | 34.4% |
| 4th | 30 | 3.3% | 16.7% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 26 | 7.7% | 7.7% | 15.4% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.4