Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.2% |
| Met Standard | 17.7% |
| Below Standard | 73.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.2% of students exceeded standard while 17.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 48 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.8% exceeded — 3.7 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 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 8.9% | 14.3% | 23.2% |
| 4th | 61 | 6.6% | 13.1% | 19.7% |
| 5th | 69 | 17.4% | 21.7% | 39.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 8.6% | 19.0% | 27.6% |
| 4th | 63 | 3.2% | 22.2% | 25.4% |
| 5th | 70 | 10.0% | 15.7% | 25.7% |
Nearby schools
48 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.4