Van Deene Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.2% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 45.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Van Deene Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.7 points higher (vs 23.5% average). 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 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 35.0% | 20.0% | 55.0% |
| 4th | 41 | 34.1% | 17.1% | 51.2% |
| 5th | 43 | 44.2% | 32.6% | 76.7% |
| 6th | 46 | 26.1% | 30.4% | 56.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 25.0% | 32.5% | 57.5% |
| 4th | 41 | 19.5% | 24.4% | 43.9% |
| 5th | 43 | 32.6% | 23.3% | 55.8% |
| 6th | 46 | 17.4% | 21.7% | 39.1% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.1