Vanalden Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.3% |
| Met Standard | 15.7% |
| Below Standard | 66.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Vanalden Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.3% of students exceeded standard while 15.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 20.0% 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 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 23.1% | 13.5% | 36.5% |
| 4th | 58 | 24.1% | 19.0% | 43.1% |
| 5th | 59 | 15.3% | 13.6% | 28.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 22.2% | 11.1% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 61 | 13.1% | 21.3% | 34.4% |
| 5th | 64 | 12.5% | 15.6% | 28.1% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.7