Western Avenue Technology Magnet
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.1% |
| Met Standard | 16.3% |
| Below Standard | 73.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Western Avenue Technology Magnet and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.1% of students exceeded standard while 16.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.1 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 44 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.8% exceeded — 2.7 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 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 11.0% | 8.2% | 19.2% |
| 4th | 59 | 18.6% | 15.3% | 33.9% |
| 5th | 56 | 7.1% | 16.1% | 23.2% |
| 6th | 51 | 9.8% | 29.4% | 39.2% |
| 7th | 49 | 10.2% | 28.6% | 38.8% |
| 8th | 28 | 17.9% | 21.4% | 39.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 8.2% | 16.4% | 24.7% |
| 4th | 59 | 6.8% | 16.9% | 23.7% |
| 5th | 56 | 3.6% | 7.1% | 10.7% |
| 6th | 51 | 13.7% | 15.7% | 29.4% |
| 7th | 49 | 8.2% | 8.2% | 16.3% |
| 8th | 31 | 6.5% | 12.9% | 19.4% |
Nearby schools
44 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.5