Ranchito Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.2% |
| Met Standard | 23.7% |
| Below Standard | 60.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Ranchito Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 15.6% 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 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 15.6% | 23.4% | 39.0% |
| 4th | 63 | 15.9% | 22.2% | 38.1% |
| 5th | 59 | 11.9% | 30.5% | 42.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 23.5% | 23.5% | 46.9% |
| 4th | 63 | 14.3% | 22.2% | 36.5% |
| 5th | 63 | 15.9% | 20.6% | 36.5% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.1