Aileen Colburn Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.3% |
| Met Standard | 24.2% |
| Below Standard | 62.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Aileen Colburn Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.3% of students exceeded standard while 24.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points below the Atwater Elementary district average of 16.6%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.1% exceeded — 4.8 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 23.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 15.1% | 26.4% | 41.5% |
| 4th | 54 | 22.2% | 27.8% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 52 | 7.7% | 32.7% | 40.4% |
| 6th | 45 | 11.1% | 26.7% | 37.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 24.1% | 37.0% | 61.1% |
| 4th | 54 | 11.1% | 18.5% | 29.6% |
| 5th | 54 | 3.7% | 11.1% | 14.8% |
| 6th | 45 | 11.1% | 13.3% | 24.4% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.6