Battles (Washington) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.0% |
| Met Standard | 12.1% |
| Below Standard | 83.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Battles (Washington) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.0% of students exceeded standard while 12.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.2% 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 4.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 6.1% | 16.3% | 22.4% |
| 4th | 98 | 7.1% | 13.3% | 20.4% |
| 5th | 90 | 5.6% | 18.9% | 24.4% |
| 6th | 110 | 3.6% | 15.4% | 19.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 6.1% | 14.1% | 20.2% |
| 4th | 100 | 2.0% | 7.0% | 9.0% |
| 5th | 92 | 1.1% | 7.6% | 8.7% |
| 6th | 114 | 0.9% | 4.4% | 5.3% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.9