Fairburn Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 55.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.1% |
| Below Standard | 23.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Fairburn Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
55.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 34.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 34.1 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.9 points higher (vs 46.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 56.7% | 17.9% | 74.6% |
| 4th | 54 | 63.0% | 11.1% | 74.1% |
| 5th | 59 | 40.7% | 33.9% | 74.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 62.0% | 25.4% | 87.3% |
| 4th | 55 | 60.0% | 16.4% | 76.4% |
| 5th | 61 | 49.2% | 21.3% | 70.5% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.4