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Superior Street Elementary
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.4% | 27.7% | 19.2% | 14.7% |
| Math | 35.1% | 28.0% | 19.6% | 17.3% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 63.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 62.6% |
| 2022-23 | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2021-22 | 63.6% | 48.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.9% | 64.7% |
| 2017-18 | 73.6% | 60.4% |
| 2016-17 | 65.6% | 56.6% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
Schools most like Superior Street Elementary
Superior Street Elementary's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Street Elementary this school | 470 | 62.3% | 63.0% |
| Tustin Ranch Elementary Tustin | 520 | 61.3% | 54.3% |
| El Monte Elementary Concord | 418 | 64.6% | 31.6% |
| Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary Buena Park | 468 | 65.8% | 46.4% |
| New Haven Elementary Manteca | 514 | 61.7% | 32.8% |
| Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary Modesto | 532 | 61.7% | 42.0% |
Where Superior Street Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #977 of 5,151 | #223 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #919 of 5,172 ▼ 10 | #208 of 1,129 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #959 of 5,172 ▲ 329 | #210 of 1,129 ▲ 77 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #787 of 5,116 | #283 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #2,797 of 5,915 | #563 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #2,503 of 5,352 | #661 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #1,247 of 5,354 | #191 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #3,364 of 5,625 | #923 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #2,998 of 3,837 | #802 of 947 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 470 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 62% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 21 | 22.1:1 | 61% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 19 | 23.1:1 | 57% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 57% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 54% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 49% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | N/A | N/A | 43% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 49% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 21 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (508 to 470); teachers down 5% (22 to 21).
About Superior Street Elementary
In Chatsworth, California, Superior Street Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 470 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Superior Street Elementary is one of 784 schools in Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Superior Street Elementary is 53% Hispanic. It is also 18% White, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Superior Street Elementary comes in at 65%.
A ratio of 22.4:1 comes from the school's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 62% of students at Superior Street Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Superior Street Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After accounting for student poverty, Superior Street Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.0% is 20.0 points above the 43.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Superior Street Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The shortest distance from Superior Street Elementary to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Chatsworth Charter High. The five-mile area around Superior Street Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 42.4% proficiency; Superior Street Elementary posts 63.0%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Superior Street Elementary is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 477 in 2020-21 and 470 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 23.9:1 to 22.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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