Sixth Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.1% |
| Met Standard | 15.2% |
| Below Standard | 69.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Sixth Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.1% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.7% 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 11.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 21.0% | 11.3% | 32.3% |
| 4th | 52 | 19.2% | 11.5% | 30.8% |
| 5th | 46 | 10.9% | 15.2% | 26.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 19.1% | 15.9% | 34.9% |
| 4th | 52 | 11.5% | 26.9% | 38.5% |
| 5th | 48 | 8.3% | 10.4% | 18.8% |
Nearby schools
41 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.2