How does Overland Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Overland Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 80.0/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 70% of students exceed standard, with a total of 876 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Overland Avenue Elementary?

70.3% of students at Overland Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 90.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Overland Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Overland Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Overland Avenue Elementary?

5.8% of students at Overland Avenue Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Overland Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90064

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

876 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

488 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

12%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 16.0%

White 49.2%

Asian 15.0%

Black 2.5%

Other 17.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Overland Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	70.3%
Met Standard	20.1%
Below Standard	9.6%

Exceeded

70.3%

Met

20.1%

Below

9.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "90% proficient" for Overland Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

70.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 49.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 49.1 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.5 points higher (vs 40.8% average). 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 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.