Anderson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.3% |
| Met Standard | 15.5% |
| Below Standard | 73.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Anderson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.3% of students exceeded standard while 15.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.0 points below the Westminster district average of 24.3%. The 35 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.4% exceeded — 19.2 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 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 5.4% | 10.7% | 16.1% |
| 4th | 73 | 15.1% | 6.8% | 21.9% |
| 5th | 60 | 10.0% | 16.7% | 26.7% |
| 6th | 70 | 15.7% | 25.7% | 41.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 12.1% | 22.4% | 34.5% |
| 4th | 74 | 8.1% | 16.2% | 24.3% |
| 5th | 63 | 4.8% | 11.1% | 15.9% |
| 6th | 70 | 18.6% | 14.3% | 32.9% |
Nearby schools
35 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.7