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San Miguel Elementary

Los Angeles Unified South Gate Los Angeles County 90280
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,196 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
672 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
93%
Teachers
34 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.6%
White 0.5%
Black 0.5%
Other 1.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for San Miguel Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard13.7%
Met Standard19.3%
Below Standard66.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for San Miguel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.7% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 51 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.7% exceeded — 2.0 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 8.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
13.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
33.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+8.5pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
25.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,196
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 87 5.8% 12.6% 28.7% 52.9% 18.4%
4th 111 18.9% 23.4% 21.6% 36.0% 42.3%
5th 101 14.8% 25.7% 20.8% 38.6% 40.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 87 11.5% 18.4% 26.4% 43.7% 29.9%
4th 111 19.8% 21.6% 30.6% 27.9% 41.4%
5th 101 10.9% 13.9% 26.7% 48.5% 24.8%