Adams Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.7% |
| Met Standard | 15.4% |
| Below Standard | 72.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Adams Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.7% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points above the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.9% 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.
Students here improve by 14.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 5.8% | 13.5% | 19.2% |
| 4th | 56 | 16.1% | 14.3% | 30.4% |
| 5th | 43 | 16.3% | 23.3% | 39.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 5.8% | 13.5% | 19.2% |
| 4th | 56 | 12.5% | 14.3% | 26.8% |
| 5th | 43 | 13.9% | 13.9% | 27.9% |
Nearby schools
40 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.2