Barton (Clara) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.7% |
| Met Standard | 18.8% |
| Below Standard | 68.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Barton (Clara) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.7% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points above the Anaheim Elementary district average of 9.9%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.7% exceeded — 4.1 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 16.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 11.0% | 28.8% | 39.7% |
| 4th | 66 | 22.7% | 15.2% | 37.9% |
| 5th | 87 | 17.2% | 13.8% | 31.0% |
| 6th | 72 | 11.1% | 19.4% | 30.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 9.6% | 28.8% | 38.4% |
| 4th | 66 | 12.1% | 25.8% | 37.9% |
| 5th | 88 | 6.8% | 8.0% | 14.8% |
| 6th | 72 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 22.2% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.7