Soto Street Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.0% |
| Met Standard | 34.0% |
| Below Standard | 50.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Soto Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.0% of students exceeded standard while 34.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 14.3% 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 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 24 | 12.5% | 29.2% | 41.7% |
| 4th | 14 | 21.4% | 42.9% | 64.3% |
| 5th | 30 | 10.0% | 33.3% | 43.3% |
| 6th | 27 | 18.5% | 40.7% | 59.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 24 | 12.5% | 45.8% | 58.3% |
| 4th | 15 | 26.7% | 33.3% | 60.0% |
| 5th | 30 | 6.7% | 30.0% | 36.7% |
| 6th | 28 | 21.4% | 17.9% | 39.3% |
Nearby schools
36 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.4