Almond Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.6% |
| Met Standard | 16.7% |
| Below Standard | 74.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Almond Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Fontana Unified district average of 12.2%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.1% exceeded — 14.5 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 16.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 15.4% | 17.3% | 32.7% |
| 4th | 64 | 9.4% | 12.5% | 21.9% |
| 5th | 60 | 11.7% | 20.0% | 31.7% |
| 6th | 51 | 3.9% | 23.5% | 27.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 17.3% | 28.9% | 46.1% |
| 4th | 64 | 4.7% | 12.5% | 17.2% |
| 5th | 60 | 5.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% |
| 6th | 52 | 1.9% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.2