How does Westside Global Awareness Magnet compare to other elementary schools in Marina Del Rey?

Westside Global Awareness Magnet has a SchoolScope composite score of 33.8/100, placing it at the 19th percentile statewide. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 700 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Westside Global Awareness Magnet?

11.8% of students at Westside Global Awareness Magnet exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 38.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Westside Global Awareness Magnet improving or declining?

Westside Global Awareness Magnet's proficiency rate decreases by 16.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Westside Global Awareness Magnet?

36.3% of students at Westside Global Awareness Magnet 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.

Westside Global Awareness Magnet

Los Angeles Unified Marina Del Rey Los Angeles County 90292

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

700 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

208 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

83%

Teachers

13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 61.1%

White 4.3%

Black 29.3%

Other 5.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Westside Global Awareness Magnet
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.8%
Met Standard	26.4%
Below Standard	61.8%

Exceeded

11.8%

Met

26.4%

Below

61.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Westside Global Awareness Magnet and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 38.9% exceeded — 27.1 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 16.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 36.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

11.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

38.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-16.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

36.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

700

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	21	4.8%	33.3%	28.6%	33.3%	38.1%
4th	12	16.7%	33.3%	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%
5th	19	10.5%	15.8%	52.6%	21.1%	26.3%
6th	46	8.7%	13.0%	37.0%	41.3%	21.7%
7th	43	4.7%	25.6%	51.2%	18.6%	30.2%
8th	34	11.8%	58.8%	20.6%	8.8%	70.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	21	19.1%	28.6%	23.8%	28.6%	47.6%
4th	12	33.3%	41.7%	8.3%	16.7%	75.0%
5th	19	5.3%	21.1%	47.4%	26.3%	26.3%
6th	46	13.0%	13.0%	21.7%	52.2%	26.1%
7th	43	2.3%	7.0%	37.2%	53.5%	9.3%
8th	34	14.7%	29.4%	26.5%	29.4%	44.1%