Union Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.7% |
| Met Standard | 17.2% |
| Below Standard | 66.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Union Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.7% of students exceeded standard while 17.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.1% 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.
Proficiency drops by 0.7 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%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 145 | 17.9% | 16.6% | 34.5% |
| 4th | 115 | 19.1% | 20.9% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 120 | 20.0% | 17.5% | 37.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 147 | 10.9% | 21.8% | 32.6% |
| 4th | 120 | 13.3% | 17.5% | 30.8% |
| 5th | 124 | 19.4% | 8.9% | 28.2% |
Nearby schools
44 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.1