Barfield Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.6% |
| Below Standard | 71.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Barfield Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points below the Pomona Unified district average of 12.1%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.4% exceeded — 10.6 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 4.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 14.6% | 19.5% | 34.1% |
| 4th | 33 | 6.1% | 21.2% | 27.3% |
| 5th | 38 | 10.5% | 15.8% | 26.3% |
| 6th | 36 | 5.6% | 44.4% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 14.3% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| 4th | 33 | 3.0% | 6.1% | 9.1% |
| 5th | 38 | 5.3% | 15.8% | 21.1% |
| 6th | 37 | 10.8% | 27.0% | 37.8% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.6