Norwood Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.7% |
| Met Standard | 17.1% |
| Below Standard | 71.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Norwood Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.7% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 52 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.1% exceeded — 2.5 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 15.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 23.1% | 15.4% | 38.5% |
| 4th | 69 | 8.7% | 11.6% | 20.3% |
| 5th | 56 | 14.3% | 14.3% | 28.6% |
| 6th | 19 | 5.3% | 26.3% | 31.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 19.2% | 28.9% | 48.1% |
| 4th | 69 | 5.8% | 18.8% | 24.6% |
| 5th | 56 | 10.7% | 16.1% | 26.8% |
| 6th | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 10.5% |
Nearby schools
52 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.5