Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.4% |
| Met Standard | 17.5% |
| Below Standard | 72.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Arellanes (Don Juan Bautista) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.4% of students exceeded standard while 17.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points above the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.4 points higher (vs 7.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 5.1% | 7.7% | 12.8% |
| 4th | 42 | 9.5% | 14.3% | 23.8% |
| 5th | 36 | 11.1% | 30.6% | 41.7% |
| 6th | 41 | 14.6% | 26.8% | 41.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 5.1% | 23.1% | 28.2% |
| 4th | 42 | 7.1% | 11.9% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 36 | 11.1% | 8.3% | 19.4% |
| 6th | 41 | 19.5% | 17.1% | 36.6% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.7