Anthony C. Traina Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.2% |
| Met Standard | 25.6% |
| Below Standard | 54.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Anthony C. Traina Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Jefferson Elementary district average of 23.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 19.0% 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 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 14.3% | 20.0% | 34.3% |
| 4th | 77 | 11.7% | 29.9% | 41.6% |
| 5th | 78 | 20.5% | 29.5% | 50.0% |
| 6th | 71 | 19.7% | 26.8% | 46.5% |
| 7th | 77 | 27.3% | 36.4% | 63.6% |
| 8th | 93 | 19.4% | 28.0% | 47.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 24.3% | 27.1% | 51.4% |
| 4th | 76 | 15.8% | 34.2% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 78 | 19.2% | 11.5% | 30.8% |
| 6th | 69 | 15.9% | 20.3% | 36.2% |
| 7th | 75 | 28.0% | 30.7% | 58.7% |
| 8th | 92 | 26.1% | 13.0% | 39.1% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.8