How does Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.6/100, placing it at the 31st percentile statewide. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 890 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary?

8.7% of students at Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 23.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary improving or declining?

Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary?

26.9% of students at Twenty-Eighth 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.

Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90011

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

890 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

490 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

99%

Teachers

25 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 94.7%

White 0.2%

Black 3.7%

Other 1.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.7%
Met Standard	15.1%
Below Standard	76.2%

Exceeded

8.7%

Met

15.1%

Below

76.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.7% of students exceeded standard while 15.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 48 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.8% exceeded — 4.1 points higher. 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 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.