Plummer Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.4% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 69.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Plummer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.8 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.5% exceeded — 8.2 points higher. 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 6.6% | 18.7% | 25.3% |
| 4th | 77 | 5.2% | 19.5% | 24.7% |
| 5th | 58 | 19.0% | 24.1% | 43.1% |
| 6th | 86 | 16.3% | 32.6% | 48.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 6.5% | 26.1% | 32.6% |
| 4th | 77 | 3.9% | 22.1% | 26.0% |
| 5th | 58 | 8.6% | 15.5% | 24.1% |
| 6th | 86 | 9.3% | 12.8% | 22.1% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.6