Barton Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.1% |
| Met Standard | 16.2% |
| Below Standard | 69.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Barton Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.1% of students exceeded standard while 16.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.8 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.5% exceeded — 5.4 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 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 21.1% | 14.5% | 35.5% |
| 4th | 65 | 7.7% | 18.5% | 26.1% |
| 5th | 77 | 6.5% | 23.4% | 29.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 23.7% | 13.2% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 65 | 10.8% | 18.5% | 29.2% |
| 5th | 76 | 14.5% | 9.2% | 23.7% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.3