West Athens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.1% |
| Met Standard | 15.0% |
| Below Standard | 76.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for West Athens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.1% of students exceeded standard while 15.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.1 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.2% exceeded — 6.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 5.3% | 10.7% | 16.0% |
| 4th | 82 | 7.3% | 18.3% | 25.6% |
| 5th | 99 | 13.1% | 13.1% | 26.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 11.8% | 18.4% | 30.3% |
| 4th | 83 | 4.8% | 22.9% | 27.7% |
| 5th | 100 | 6.0% | 7.0% | 13.0% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.9