How does Westminster Avenue Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Venice?

Westminster Avenue Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.5/100, placing it at the 72nd percentile statewide. 34% of students exceed standard, with a total of 712 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Westminster Avenue Elementary?

34.0% of students at Westminster Avenue Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Westminster Avenue Elementary improving or declining?

Westminster Avenue Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 4.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Westminster Avenue Elementary?

24.3% of students at Westminster 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.

Westminster Avenue Elementary

Los Angeles Unified Venice Los Angeles County 90291

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

712 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

344 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

78%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 56.1%

White 18.0%

Asian 2.0%

Black 14.8%

Other 9.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Westminster Avenue Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	34.0%
Met Standard	20.0%
Below Standard	45.9%

Exceeded

34.0%

Met

20.0%

Below

45.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Westminster Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

34.0% of students exceeded standard while 20.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.9 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.9% exceeded — 5.8 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 4.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.