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Willow Elementary

Los Angeles Unified South Gate Los Angeles County 90280
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
808 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
439 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
94%
Teachers
21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 98.2%
White 0.5%
Black 0.2%
Other 1.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Willow Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard17.9%
Met Standard27.9%
Below Standard54.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Willow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 62 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.3 points higher (vs 14.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 6.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
17.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
45.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+6.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
12.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
808
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 70 15.7% 25.7% 24.3% 34.3% 41.4%
4th 70 24.3% 24.3% 22.9% 28.6% 48.6%
5th 62 14.5% 45.2% 21.0% 19.4% 59.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 70 15.7% 21.4% 38.6% 24.3% 37.1%
4th 70 25.7% 30.0% 30.0% 14.3% 55.7%
5th 62 11.3% 21.0% 40.3% 27.4% 32.3%