Powell Academy for Success
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.2% |
| Met Standard | 21.0% |
| Below Standard | 66.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Powell Academy for Success and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.2% of students exceeded standard while 21.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.6 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.3% exceeded — 5.1 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 7.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 9.4% | 20.3% | 29.7% |
| 4th | 65 | 15.4% | 15.4% | 30.8% |
| 5th | 93 | 17.2% | 24.7% | 41.9% |
| 6th | 86 | 12.8% | 27.9% | 40.7% |
| 7th | 99 | 11.1% | 22.2% | 33.3% |
| 8th | 89 | 10.1% | 31.5% | 41.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 14.1% | 18.8% | 32.8% |
| 4th | 65 | 7.7% | 27.7% | 35.4% |
| 5th | 94 | 18.1% | 17.0% | 35.1% |
| 6th | 86 | 12.8% | 13.9% | 26.7% |
| 7th | 98 | 7.1% | 20.4% | 27.6% |
| 8th | 90 | 11.1% | 12.2% | 23.3% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.7