A. G. Cook Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 57.8% |
| Met Standard | 23.6% |
| Below Standard | 18.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for A. G. Cook Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
57.8% of students exceeded standard while 23.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 36.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 28.9 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 41 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 30.9 points higher (vs 26.9% 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 12.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 53.9% | 28.2% | 82.0% |
| 4th | 46 | 73.9% | 17.4% | 91.3% |
| 5th | 45 | 62.2% | 15.6% | 77.8% |
| 6th | 61 | 60.7% | 32.8% | 93.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 51.3% | 30.8% | 82.0% |
| 4th | 46 | 56.5% | 30.4% | 87.0% |
| 5th | 45 | 44.4% | 17.8% | 62.2% |
| 6th | 61 | 59.0% | 16.4% | 75.4% |
Nearby schools
41 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.9