Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.7% |
| Met Standard | 19.5% |
| Below Standard | 68.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.7% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.0% 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.
Students here improve by 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 11.8% | 14.5% | 26.3% |
| 4th | 51 | 11.8% | 19.6% | 31.4% |
| 5th | 65 | 9.2% | 32.3% | 41.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 11.5% | 21.8% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 50 | 12.0% | 18.0% | 30.0% |
| 5th | 65 | 13.8% | 10.8% | 24.6% |
Nearby schools
46 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.5