Arthur F. Corey Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.5% |
| Met Standard | 25.9% |
| Below Standard | 48.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Arthur F. Corey Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.3 points above the Buena Park Elementary district average of 19.2%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.0% exceeded — 8.5 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 5.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 25.5% | 23.5% | 49.0% |
| 4th | 53 | 26.4% | 24.5% | 50.9% |
| 5th | 67 | 20.9% | 29.9% | 50.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 25.5% | 31.4% | 56.9% |
| 4th | 53 | 28.3% | 30.2% | 58.5% |
| 5th | 67 | 26.9% | 16.4% | 43.3% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.7