Alvin Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.8% |
| Met Standard | 12.0% |
| Below Standard | 83.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Alvin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.8% of students exceeded standard while 12.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.8% 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 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 134 | 5.2% | 11.9% | 17.2% |
| 4th | 144 | 6.9% | 10.4% | 17.4% |
| 5th | 126 | 4.8% | 17.5% | 22.2% |
| 6th | 132 | 1.5% | 14.4% | 15.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 139 | 6.5% | 15.8% | 22.3% |
| 4th | 146 | 6.2% | 10.3% | 16.4% |
| 5th | 132 | 6.1% | 10.6% | 16.7% |
| 6th | 135 | 1.5% | 5.2% | 6.7% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.4