Barbara Webster Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.5% |
| Met Standard | 19.6% |
| Below Standard | 70.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Barbara Webster Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.5% of students exceeded standard while 19.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Paula Unified district average of 10.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.1% 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 12.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 9.3% | 30.2% | 39.5% |
| 4th | 41 | 14.6% | 9.8% | 24.4% |
| 5th | 44 | 15.9% | 34.1% | 50.0% |
| 6th | 42 | 4.8% | 26.2% | 30.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 6.5% | 17.4% | 23.9% |
| 4th | 43 | 9.3% | 13.9% | 23.3% |
| 5th | 45 | 15.6% | 22.2% | 37.8% |
| 6th | 42 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.2