Alcott Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.6% |
| Met Standard | 13.3% |
| Below Standard | 78.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Alcott Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.6% of students exceeded standard while 13.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Pomona Unified district average of 12.1%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.6% exceeded — 6.0 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 10.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 16.7% | 19.1% | 35.7% |
| 4th | 83 | 18.1% | 12.1% | 30.1% |
| 5th | 82 | 4.9% | 23.2% | 28.1% |
| 6th | 77 | 6.5% | 11.7% | 18.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 5.9% | 15.3% | 21.2% |
| 4th | 85 | 10.6% | 11.8% | 22.4% |
| 5th | 86 | 4.7% | 3.5% | 8.1% |
| 6th | 79 | 1.3% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.2