Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.1% |
| Met Standard | 20.9% |
| Below Standard | 67.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.1% of students exceeded standard while 20.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 22.3 points below the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.4% exceeded — 17.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 14.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 7.1% | 21.4% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 67 | 19.4% | 17.9% | 37.3% |
| 5th | 68 | 10.3% | 25.0% | 35.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 6.8% | 13.7% | 20.6% |
| 4th | 70 | 8.6% | 24.3% | 32.9% |
| 5th | 69 | 20.3% | 23.2% | 43.5% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.1