A. E. Arnold Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 31.0% |
| Met Standard | 26.4% |
| Below Standard | 42.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for A. E. Arnold Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
31.0% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.4 points below the Cypress Elementary district average of 41.4%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 36.7% exceeded — 5.7 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 10.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 34.7% | 23.6% | 58.3% |
| 4th | 74 | 33.8% | 21.6% | 55.4% |
| 5th | 72 | 23.6% | 34.7% | 58.3% |
| 6th | 90 | 27.8% | 26.7% | 54.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 40.3% | 33.3% | 73.6% |
| 4th | 74 | 33.8% | 28.4% | 62.2% |
| 5th | 73 | 26.0% | 26.0% | 52.0% |
| 6th | 91 | 28.6% | 17.6% | 46.1% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.8