How does Sharp Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Arleta?

Sharp Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.1/100, placing it at the 22nd percentile statewide. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 790 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sharp Avenue Elementary?

12.6% of students at Sharp Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 30.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sharp Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Sharp Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 18.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sharp Avenue Elementary?

25.1% of students at Sharp Avenue 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.

Sharp Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Arleta Los Angeles County 91331

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

790 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

447 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

97%

Teachers

21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 96.6%

White 0.9%

Asian 0.5%

Black 0.5%

Other 1.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sharp Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.6%
Met Standard	17.9%
Below Standard	69.5%

Exceeded

12.6%

Met

17.9%

Below

69.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Sharp Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.6% of students exceeded standard while 17.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.6 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.8% exceeded — 3.2 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 18.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.