Berlyn Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.1% |
| Met Standard | 17.5% |
| Below Standard | 72.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Berlyn Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.1% of students exceeded standard while 17.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.1 points below the Ontario-Montclair district average of 17.3%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.7% exceeded — 7.5 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 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 9.1% | 11.4% | 20.4% |
| 4th | 89 | 12.4% | 22.5% | 34.8% |
| 5th | 77 | 9.1% | 33.8% | 42.9% |
| 6th | 94 | 14.9% | 22.3% | 37.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 10.2% | 13.6% | 23.9% |
| 4th | 89 | 1.1% | 18.0% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 77 | 9.1% | 9.1% | 18.2% |
| 6th | 93 | 15.1% | 9.7% | 24.7% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.8