Teresa Hughes Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.2% |
| Met Standard | 24.5% |
| Below Standard | 58.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Teresa Hughes Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.2% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 15.5% 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.
Students here improve by 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 16.0% | 24.0% | 40.0% |
| 4th | 86 | 10.5% | 18.6% | 29.1% |
| 5th | 56 | 25.0% | 32.1% | 57.1% |
| 6th | 65 | 18.5% | 30.8% | 49.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 24.0% | 26.7% | 50.7% |
| 4th | 86 | 12.8% | 19.8% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 56 | 19.6% | 16.1% | 35.7% |
| 6th | 66 | 12.1% | 28.8% | 40.9% |
Nearby schools
42 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.1