Seaside Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 48.0% |
| Met Standard | 23.4% |
| Below Standard | 28.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Seaside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
48.0% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 27.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.9 points above the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 49.7% 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 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 50.6% | 21.0% | 71.6% |
| 4th | 95 | 46.3% | 23.2% | 69.5% |
| 5th | 79 | 49.4% | 27.9% | 77.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 54.3% | 23.5% | 77.8% |
| 4th | 96 | 42.7% | 29.2% | 71.9% |
| 5th | 78 | 44.9% | 15.4% | 60.3% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.8