Park Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 18.0% |
| Below Standard | 74.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Park Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.3% exceeded — 7.5 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 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 16.1% | 12.9% | 29.0% |
| 4th | 38 | 13.2% | 23.7% | 36.8% |
| 5th | 43 | 0.0% | 39.5% | 39.5% |
| 6th | 26 | 3.9% | 7.7% | 11.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 9.7% | 25.8% | 35.5% |
| 4th | 38 | 5.3% | 15.8% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 43 | 7.0% | 16.3% | 23.3% |
| 6th | 26 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.2