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

Weigand Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 43.8/100, placing it at the 50th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 560 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Weigand Avenue Elementary?

19.0% of students at Weigand Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 43.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Weigand Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Weigand Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 17.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Weigand Avenue Elementary?

13.9% of students at Weigand 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.

Weigand Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Los Angeles Los Angeles County 90002

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

560 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

309 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

99%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 85.1%

Black 13.9%

Other 1.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Weigand Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.0%
Met Standard	24.4%
Below Standard	56.5%

Exceeded

19.0%

Met

24.4%

Below

56.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Weigand Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.0% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 61 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.7 points higher (vs 15.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 17.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.