How does Telfair Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Pacoima?

Telfair Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 40.6/100, placing it at the 41st percentile statewide. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,032 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Telfair Avenue Elementary?

12.4% of students at Telfair Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 31.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Telfair Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Telfair Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Telfair Avenue Elementary?

19.8% of students at Telfair Avenue 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.

Telfair Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Pacoima Los Angeles County 91331

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,032 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

558 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

91%

Teachers

29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 96.4%

White 0.9%

Black 0.4%

Other 2.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Telfair Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.4%
Met Standard	19.2%
Below Standard	68.5%

Exceeded

12.4%

Met

19.2%

Below

68.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Telfair Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.8 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.6% exceeded — 4.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.