Balboa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.1% |
| Met Standard | 24.1% |
| Below Standard | 51.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Balboa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points below the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.1% exceeded — 3.0 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 7.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 135 | 28.1% | 27.4% | 55.6% |
| 4th | 132 | 15.9% | 18.9% | 34.9% |
| 5th | 138 | 31.9% | 20.3% | 52.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 144 | 27.1% | 29.2% | 56.3% |
| 4th | 143 | 14.7% | 30.8% | 45.5% |
| 5th | 143 | 26.6% | 18.2% | 44.8% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.4