How does Walgrove Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Los Angeles?

Walgrove Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.4/100, placing it at the 72nd percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 436 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Walgrove Avenue Elementary?

27.8% of students at Walgrove Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 48.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Walgrove Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Walgrove Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 8.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Walgrove Avenue Elementary?

22.8% of students at Walgrove Avenue 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.

Walgrove Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90066

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

436 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

237 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

36%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 38.4%

White 31.2%

Asian 1.7%

Black 6.3%

Other 22.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Walgrove Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.8%
Met Standard	20.5%
Below Standard	51.7%

Exceeded

27.8%

Met

20.5%

Below

51.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Walgrove Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.7 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 40.9% exceeded — 13.0 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 8.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.