Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.1% |
| Met Standard | 24.4% |
| Below Standard | 64.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Robert F. Kennedy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.1 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 46 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.0% exceeded — 5.9 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 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 10.7% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 4th | 29 | 3.5% | 17.2% | 20.7% |
| 5th | 14 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| 6th | 20 | 15.0% | 40.0% | 55.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 17.9% | 25.0% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 29 | 3.5% | 24.1% | 27.6% |
| 5th | 15 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 13.3% |
| 6th | 20 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% |
Nearby schools
46 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.2