Westport Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.9% |
| Met Standard | 15.7% |
| Below Standard | 67.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Westport Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.9% of students exceeded standard while 15.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.3 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.8% exceeded — 7.0 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 22.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 22 | 18.2% | 22.7% | 40.9% |
| 4th | 26 | 26.9% | 7.7% | 34.6% |
| 5th | 36 | 13.9% | 13.9% | 27.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 22 | 18.2% | 27.3% | 45.5% |
| 4th | 25 | 20.0% | 16.0% | 36.0% |
| 5th | 36 | 5.6% | 8.3% | 13.9% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.3