How does Twentieth Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Twentieth Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.0/100, placing it at the 45th percentile statewide. 17% of students exceed standard, with a total of 916 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Twentieth Street Elementary?

17.3% of students at Twentieth Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 38.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Twentieth Street Elementary improving or declining?

Twentieth Street Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Twentieth Street Elementary?

23.1% of students at Twentieth 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.

Twentieth Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90011

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

916 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

510 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 92.0%

White 1.0%

Black 4.9%

Other 2.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Twentieth Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	17.3%
Met Standard	21.6%
Below Standard	61.1%

Exceeded

17.3%

Met

21.6%

Below

61.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Twentieth Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.2% exceeded — 14.9 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 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.