Sixty-First Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.5% |
| Met Standard | 21.4% |
| Below Standard | 53.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Sixty-First Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.4 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 56 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.8 points higher (vs 11.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 18.6% | 19.8% | 38.4% |
| 4th | 69 | 20.3% | 11.6% | 31.9% |
| 5th | 58 | 17.2% | 24.1% | 41.4% |
| 6th | 43 | 30.2% | 34.9% | 65.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 23.9% | 23.9% | 47.7% |
| 4th | 73 | 12.3% | 21.9% | 34.3% |
| 5th | 59 | 20.3% | 16.9% | 37.3% |
| 6th | 43 | 65.1% | 18.6% | 83.7% |
Nearby schools
56 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.4