Pinewood Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.6% |
| Met Standard | 20.4% |
| Below Standard | 72.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Pinewood Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.6% of students exceeded standard while 20.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.6 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.2% exceeded — 24.6 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 7.9% | 15.8% | 23.7% |
| 4th | 32 | 21.9% | 15.6% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 28 | 3.6% | 28.6% | 32.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 2.5% | 27.5% | 30.0% |
| 4th | 32 | 3.1% | 21.9% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 31 | 6.5% | 12.9% | 19.4% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.3