Ada Givens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.0% |
| Met Standard | 18.3% |
| Below Standard | 72.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Ada Givens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.0% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Merced City Elementary district average of 9.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 12.2% | 19.5% | 31.7% |
| 4th | 80 | 15.0% | 18.8% | 33.8% |
| 5th | 73 | 11.0% | 20.6% | 31.5% |
| 6th | 91 | 6.6% | 20.9% | 27.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 13.4% | 25.6% | 39.0% |
| 4th | 80 | 3.8% | 22.5% | 26.3% |
| 5th | 73 | 6.8% | 11.0% | 17.8% |
| 6th | 91 | 3.3% | 7.7% | 11.0% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.4