Alderwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.0% |
| Met Standard | 29.3% |
| Below Standard | 32.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Alderwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.0% of students exceeded standard while 29.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.0 points below the Irvine Unified district average of 47.0%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 45.5% exceeded — 7.5 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 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 48.1% | 25.0% | 73.1% |
| 4th | 118 | 44.1% | 27.1% | 71.2% |
| 5th | 102 | 31.4% | 36.3% | 67.7% |
| 6th | 114 | 30.7% | 33.3% | 64.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 109 | 29.4% | 40.4% | 69.7% |
| 4th | 127 | 40.9% | 31.5% | 72.4% |
| 5th | 108 | 34.3% | 21.3% | 55.6% |
| 6th | 116 | 44.8% | 19.8% | 64.7% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.4