Parmelee Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.3% |
| Below Standard | 64.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Parmelee Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.3 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.6% exceeded — about the same. 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 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 20.8% | 18.8% | 39.6% |
| 4th | 83 | 7.2% | 20.5% | 27.7% |
| 5th | 92 | 17.4% | 23.9% | 41.3% |
| 6th | 87 | 10.3% | 34.5% | 44.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 19.8% | 15.6% | 35.4% |
| 4th | 85 | 3.5% | 17.6% | 21.2% |
| 5th | 93 | 14.0% | 20.4% | 34.4% |
| 6th | 87 | 17.2% | 19.5% | 36.8% |
Nearby schools
61 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.1