Scott Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.9% |
| Met Standard | 27.2% |
| Below Standard | 52.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Scott Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.4 points below the East Whittier City Elementary district average of 26.3%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.7% exceeded — 4.8 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 11.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 21.9% | 32.9% | 54.8% |
| 4th | 86 | 24.4% | 27.9% | 52.3% |
| 5th | 93 | 17.2% | 33.3% | 50.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 21.6% | 31.1% | 52.7% |
| 4th | 86 | 16.3% | 23.3% | 39.5% |
| 5th | 93 | 18.3% | 15.1% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.4