Barton Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.4% |
| Met Standard | 12.5% |
| Below Standard | 82.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Barton Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.4% of students exceeded standard while 12.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the San Bernardino City Unified district average of 10.0%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.9% exceeded — 2.5 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 12.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 39.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 7.6% | 12.1% | 19.7% |
| 4th | 57 | 1.8% | 19.3% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 60 | 8.3% | 10.0% | 18.3% |
| 6th | 54 | 5.6% | 18.5% | 24.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 10.8% | 16.9% | 27.7% |
| 4th | 56 | 3.6% | 16.1% | 19.6% |
| 5th | 60 | 1.7% | 3.3% | 5.0% |
| 6th | 55 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 7.3% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.7