Overland Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 70.3% |
| Met Standard | 20.1% |
| Below Standard | 9.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "90% proficient" for Overland Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
70.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 49.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 49.1 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.5 points higher (vs 40.8% 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 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 59.5% | 25.0% | 84.5% |
| 4th | 61 | 77.0% | 14.8% | 91.8% |
| 5th | 74 | 73.0% | 23.0% | 96.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 71.4% | 22.6% | 94.0% |
| 4th | 61 | 65.6% | 21.3% | 86.9% |
| 5th | 74 | 75.7% | 13.5% | 89.2% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 59.2