Washington Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.1% |
| Met Standard | 30.6% |
| Below Standard | 30.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Washington Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.1% of students exceeded standard while 30.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.4 points below the Redondo Beach Unified district average of 48.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 40.3% 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.
Students here improve by 1.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 150 | 40.7% | 28.7% | 69.3% |
| 4th | 117 | 35.0% | 32.5% | 67.5% |
| 5th | 129 | 41.1% | 30.2% | 71.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 150 | 42.0% | 32.7% | 74.7% |
| 4th | 117 | 25.6% | 34.2% | 59.8% |
| 5th | 129 | 49.6% | 25.6% | 75.2% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.2