How does Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 44.2/100, placing it at the 51st percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,532 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary?

19.5% of students at Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 42.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary improving or declining?

Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary?

26.8% of students at Sixty-Sixth Street 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.

Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90003

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,532 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

698 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

98%

Teachers

30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 91.1%

White 0.7%

Black 7.5%

Other 0.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.5%
Met Standard	23.0%
Below Standard	57.5%

Exceeded

19.5%

Met

23.0%

Below

57.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Sixty-Sixth Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 55 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.9 points higher (vs 12.6% 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 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.