Rosecrans Elementary: Kids show up here — absenteeism is half the state rate. Test scores are still catching up.
Rosecrans's strongest numbers are the quiet ones: attendance and discipline. The academic picture is still developing — and culture is usually where that starts.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44 | 13% | 34% | -1.0 | 3.8% | 0.5% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Rosecrans Elementary scores 44 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 53rd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🤝 Culture First — Ask whether the low absenteeism and suspension numbers come from what the school does or from the community it serves — both can produce the same numbers, and only a visit tells you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “34% proficient” and call it done. Rosecrans deserves a closer read. The school sits in Compton, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 3.8% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 34th to the 53rd percentile since 2019 — past roughly 900 elementary schools.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 34% meet the standard today, versus 38% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 40% | 22% | 24% | 42% | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 39% | 21% | 16% | 25% | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 29% | 46% | 39% | 51% | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 47% | 47% | 21% | 39% | 44% |
| Grade 7 | 56% | 30% | 48% | 21% | 54% |
| Grade 8 | — | 32% | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 53% | 24% | 28% | 48% | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 40% | 19% | 17% | 31% | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 30% | 27% | 37% | 38% | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 24% | 35% | 26% | 15% | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 41% | 19% | 33% | 15% | 58% |
| Grade 8 | — | 23% | 14% | 22% | 17% |
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 6.6pp across grades; the floor rises 5.2pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask how the school built its attendance culture — and what the academic plan looks like from here.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Rosecrans Elementary in Compton, 36.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 50.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Rosecrans Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 13.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (33.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (39.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 27.5 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 285 students tested.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 5.0pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: -6.6pp.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$1,324 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
On the state's science test (CAST), 15% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 64
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 62
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 78 | 13% | 17% | 36% | 35% | 29% | −14 |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% | 25% | 23% | 40% | 37% | −8 |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 19% | 15% | 18% | 47% | 35% | −13 |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 3% | 41% | 28% | 28% | 44% | −3 |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 12% | 42% | 27% | 19% | 54% | +6 |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 9% | 30% | 22% | 39% | 39% | −7 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 77 | 9% | 27% | 22% | 42% | 36% | −9 |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 8% | 27% | 38% | 27% | 35% | −7 |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% | 11% | 13% | 58% | 29% | −6 |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 3% | 16% | 44% | 38% | 19% | −16 |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 35% | 23% | 12% | 31% | 58% | +24 |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 4% | 13% | 39% | 43% | 17% | −15 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 95 | 2% | 13% | 59% | 26% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 285 | 36.8% | −14 | −1 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 266 | 39.1% | −13 | +0 |
| English Learners | 80 | 18.7% | +2 | +8 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosecrans Elementary ← | — | 44 | 13.2% | 33.6% | −1.0 | 0.5% |
| Foster Elementary | 1.5 mi | 79 | 36.2% | 64.8% | +9.3 | 0.1% |
| Laurel Street Elementary | 1.3 mi | 57 | 41.3% | 71.6% | −4.0 | 0.2% |
| Mayo Elementary | 0.9 mi | 57 | 22.3% | 44.6% | −4.8 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36 | 34 | #3625 | 15.9% | 38.4% | 7.7% | 0.3% | -16.4pp |
| 2022 | 40 | 59 | #2368 | 11.3% | 26.5% | 15.7% | 0.2% | +13.3pp |
| 2023 | 45 | 64 | #2079 | 13.3% | 26.9% | 31.5% | 0.4% | +11.8pp |
| 2024 | 53 | 73 | #1523 | 15.1% | 39.1% | 20.0% | 1.0% | -0.9pp |
| 2025 | 44 | 53 | #2698 | 13.2% | 33.6% | 3.8% | 0.5% | -1.0pp |
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 7.0% | 2.7% | -4.3pp |
| Male | 8.2% | 2.9% | -5.3pp |
| Black/African American | 17.3% | 4.5% | -12.8pp |
| Filipino | 6.7% | — | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.9% | 2.6% | -4.3pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 15.3% | 4.4% | -10.9pp |
| English Learners | 7.9% | 4.5% | -3.4pp |
| Foster Youth | 8.3% | — | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 7.4% | 2.9% | -4.5pp |
| All Students | 7.7% | 2.8% | -4.9pp |
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