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Van Deene Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Torrance Los Angeles County 90502
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
680 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
326 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
78%
Teachers
15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 76.1%
White 4.0%
Asian 1.2%
Black 4.6%
Other 14.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Van Deene Avenue Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard29.2%
Met Standard25.3%
Below Standard45.5%

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

% Exceeded Standard
29.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
54.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+10.0pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
17.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
680
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 40 35.0% 20.0% 25.0% 20.0% 55.0%
4th 41 34.1% 17.1% 17.1% 31.7% 51.2%
5th 43 44.2% 32.6% 7.0% 16.3% 76.7%
6th 46 26.1% 30.4% 17.4% 26.1% 56.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 40 25.0% 32.5% 30.0% 12.5% 57.5%
4th 41 19.5% 24.4% 34.1% 21.9% 43.9%
5th 43 32.6% 23.3% 18.6% 25.6% 55.8%
6th 46 17.4% 21.7% 30.4% 30.4% 39.1%