Taper Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 33.1% |
| Met Standard | 29.0% |
| Below Standard | 37.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Taper Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
33.1% of students exceeded standard while 29.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.9 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.0 points higher (vs 21.0% 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 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 33.3% | 30.2% | 63.5% |
| 4th | 106 | 33.0% | 26.4% | 59.4% |
| 5th | 99 | 34.3% | 33.3% | 67.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 29.2% | 38.5% | 67.7% |
| 4th | 106 | 30.2% | 23.6% | 53.8% |
| 5th | 99 | 38.4% | 22.2% | 60.6% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.7