Mar Vista Elementary: More than half of kids exceed the standard. But the zoned next school scores lower.
Mar Vista holds its own. Scores drop at the schools it feeds into. Ask where its graduates actually enrol, and whether families stay on the zoned path.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77 | 55% | 83% | -1.1 | 7.4% | 0.1% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Mar Vista Elementary scores 77 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 96th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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⭐ High Ceiling — Ask what happens for a kid who shows up behind — a high ceiling for the top can sit right next to thin support at the bottom, and the score alone won't show you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “83% proficient” and call it done. Mar Vista deserves a closer read. It sits at the 96th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
Mar Vista's low-income kids hit 68.0% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 88th to the 96th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 500 elementary schools.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 83% of students meet the standard today, above the 78% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 82% | 83% | 83% | 77% | 86% |
| Grade 4 | 83% | 86% | 83% | 73% | 69% |
| Grade 5 | 81% | 86% | 85% | 78% | 86% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 77% | 89% | 86% | 84% | 91% |
| Grade 4 | 80% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 79% |
| Grade 5 | 63% | 82% | 68% | 82% | 89% |
The story this school is actually telling
of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 21.3%.
the zoned path continues to Daniel Webster Middle, which scores 30 points lower — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding holds steady across grades; the proficiency floor barely moves. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Mar Vista's most underrated number
68.0% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask which schools families here actually choose next — the zoned path is only the default.
- Ask whether extra support — tutoring, counseling, small groups — reaches kids across income lines, not just the students already ahead.
- Ask which schools families here actually choose next — the zoned path is only the default.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Mar Vista Elementary in Los Angeles, 68.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Mar Vista Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 27.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (74.0% Math proficient); White students (85.0% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 19.4 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 50 students tested.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 11.4pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +4.5pp.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The zoned path continues to Daniel Webster Middle, which scores 30 points lower than this school — worth weighing alongside everything above. Families here often look at charter or magnet options for middle school.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$421 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 70% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 83
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 99 | 58% | 28% | 10% | 4% | 86% | +42 |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 46% | 22% | 18% | 13% | 69% | +24 |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 58% | 28% | 6% | 8% | 86% | +38 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 99 | 54% | 37% | 3% | 6% | 91% | +45 |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 47% | 31% | 15% | 7% | 79% | +37 |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 68% | 21% | 7% | 4% | 89% | +53 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 71 | 44% | 27% | 30% | 0% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 50 | 68.0% | +27 | +30 |
| White | 120 | 85.0% | +16 | +23 |
| Two or More Races | 56 | 80.4% | +19 | +19 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar Vista Elementary ← | — | 77 | 55.0% | 83.1% | −1.1 | 0.1% |
| Overland Avenue Elementary | 1.7 mi | 88 | 70.4% | 90.4% | +3.3 | 0.5% |
| Clover Avenue Elementary | 0.9 mi | 81 | 65.6% | 86.3% | −3.9 | 0.5% |
| Edison Elementary | 1.8 mi | 80 | 50.4% | 81.3% | −10.8 | 0.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 67 | 88 | #686 | 49.2% | 77.8% | 9.5% | 0.0% | -7.5pp |
| 2022 | 73 | 96 | #221 | 56.0% | 84.3% | 13.1% | 0.0% | -2.1pp |
| 2023 | 71 | 93 | #380 | 52.1% | 80.5% | 12.7% | 0.0% | -8.0pp |
| 2024 | 75 | 95 | #294 | 51.3% | 78.3% | 8.2% | 0.1% | +0.0pp |
| 2025 | 77 | 96 | #214 | 55.0% | 83.1% | 7.4% | 0.1% | -1.1pp |
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 11.6% | 7.2% | -4.4pp |
| Male | 7.5% | 6.5% | -1.0pp |
| Asian | 9.6% | 6.8% | -2.8pp |
| Black/African American | 20.0% | 15.4% | -4.6pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.6% | 14.1% | -1.5pp |
| Two or More Races | 7.8% | 4.2% | -3.6pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 24.6% | 8.5% | -16.1pp |
| English Learners | 21.2% | 11.8% | -9.4pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 21.4% | 17.3% | -4.1pp |
| All Students | 9.5% | 6.8% | -2.7pp |
| Filipino | — | 3.6% | — |
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