Ralph Bunche Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.4% |
| Met Standard | 28.2% |
| Below Standard | 54.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Ralph Bunche Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.0 points below the Compton Unified district average of 20.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.4% 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.
Proficiency drops by 22.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 32.3% | 29.0% | 61.3% |
| 4th | 20 | 5.0% | 35.0% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 29 | 20.7% | 34.5% | 55.2% |
| 6th | 21 | 0.0% | 47.6% | 47.6% |
| 7th | 16 | 0.0% | 37.5% | 37.5% |
| 8th | 18 | 5.6% | 44.4% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 31 | 54.8% | 19.4% | 74.2% |
| 4th | 20 | 25.0% | 40.0% | 65.0% |
| 5th | 29 | 17.2% | 17.2% | 34.5% |
| 6th | 21 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 28.6% |
| 7th | 16 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 8th | 18 | 44.4% | 5.6% | 50.0% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.2