Purche Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.2% |
| Below Standard | 71.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Purche Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.6 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 36 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.9% exceeded — 4.4 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 7.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 12.5% | 20.3% | 32.8% |
| 4th | 69 | 13.0% | 10.1% | 23.2% |
| 5th | 52 | 19.2% | 9.6% | 28.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 18.8% | 18.8% | 37.5% |
| 4th | 69 | 10.1% | 13.0% | 23.2% |
| 5th | 52 | 7.7% | 19.2% | 26.9% |
Nearby schools
36 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.3