Alcott Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.9% |
| Met Standard | 22.7% |
| Below Standard | 65.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Alcott Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 13.2% 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 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 12.5% | 14.8% | 27.3% |
| 4th | 99 | 19.2% | 18.2% | 37.4% |
| 5th | 97 | 12.4% | 28.9% | 41.2% |
| 6th | 90 | 13.3% | 23.3% | 36.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 6.7% | 40.5% | 47.2% |
| 4th | 99 | 8.1% | 21.2% | 29.3% |
| 5th | 98 | 14.3% | 17.4% | 31.6% |
| 6th | 90 | 8.9% | 17.8% | 26.7% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.4