Atherwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.7% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 56.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Atherwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Simi Valley Unified district average of 20.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 20.4% 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.
Students here improve by 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 23.3% | 13.7% | 37.0% |
| 4th | 73 | 21.9% | 23.3% | 45.2% |
| 5th | 73 | 24.7% | 26.0% | 50.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 16.4% | 28.8% | 45.2% |
| 4th | 74 | 10.8% | 40.5% | 51.4% |
| 5th | 73 | 15.1% | 19.2% | 34.3% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.0