Bandini Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.8% |
| Met Standard | 13.8% |
| Below Standard | 81.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Bandini Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.8% of students exceeded standard while 13.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.8 points below the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. The 35 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.6% exceeded — 10.7 points higher. 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 26 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| 4th | 29 | 3.5% | 17.2% | 20.7% |
| 5th | 44 | 9.1% | 11.4% | 20.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 26 | 3.9% | 15.4% | 19.2% |
| 4th | 29 | 0.0% | 27.6% | 27.6% |
| 5th | 44 | 4.5% | 11.4% | 15.9% |
Nearby schools
35 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3