How does Saturn Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Saturn Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.3/100, placing it at the 60th percentile statewide. 26% of students exceed standard, with a total of 500 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Saturn Street Elementary?

25.5% of students at Saturn Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 44.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Saturn Street Elementary improving or declining?

Saturn Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 7.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Saturn Street Elementary?

19.2% of students at Saturn Street Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Saturn Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90019

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

500 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

278 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

88%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 73.7%

White 5.8%

Asian 0.7%

Black 15.5%

Other 4.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Saturn Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	25.5%
Met Standard	19.3%
Below Standard	55.2%

Exceeded

25.5%

Met

19.3%

Below

55.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Saturn Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.5% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.3 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 24.0% 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.

Proficiency drops by 7.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.