Yukon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.1% |
| Met Standard | 24.4% |
| Below Standard | 47.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "53% proficient" for Yukon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.0 points below the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.5% exceeded — 2.4 points higher. 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 11.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 17.0% | 30.2% | 47.2% |
| 4th | 43 | 23.3% | 27.9% | 51.2% |
| 5th | 55 | 25.4% | 29.1% | 54.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 22.6% | 24.5% | 47.2% |
| 4th | 43 | 34.9% | 16.3% | 51.2% |
| 5th | 55 | 45.5% | 18.2% | 63.6% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.8