Alice Birney Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.2% |
| Met Standard | 13.5% |
| Below Standard | 82.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Alice Birney Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.2% of students exceeded standard while 13.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.0 points below the Colton Joint Unified district average of 10.1%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.2% exceeded — 4.1 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 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 3.4% | 12.5% | 15.9% |
| 4th | 85 | 4.7% | 15.3% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 81 | 4.9% | 17.3% | 22.2% |
| 6th | 82 | 4.9% | 21.9% | 26.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 89 | 3.4% | 15.7% | 19.1% |
| 4th | 85 | 3.5% | 8.2% | 11.8% |
| 5th | 82 | 4.9% | 3.7% | 8.5% |
| 6th | 83 | 3.6% | 13.3% | 16.9% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.6