Zela Davis
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.3% |
| Below Standard | 63.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Zela Davis and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Hawthorne district average of 18.0%. The 35 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.0% exceeded — 4.1 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 10.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 137 | 25.6% | 18.3% | 43.8% |
| 4th | 131 | 14.5% | 23.7% | 38.2% |
| 5th | 137 | 11.7% | 17.5% | 29.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 139 | 23.0% | 17.3% | 40.3% |
| 4th | 135 | 11.8% | 19.3% | 31.1% |
| 5th | 139 | 14.4% | 20.1% | 34.5% |
Nearby schools
35 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.9