Bess Maxwell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.0% |
| Met Standard | 11.3% |
| Below Standard | 86.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "13% proficient" for Bess Maxwell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.0% of students exceeded standard while 11.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points below the Del Norte County Unified district average of 7.0%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 5.3% exceeded — 3.3 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 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 33 | 3.0% | 12.1% | 15.2% |
| 4th | 38 | 0.0% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| 5th | 32 | 3.1% | 15.6% | 18.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 33 | 3.0% | 18.2% | 21.2% |
| 4th | 38 | 2.6% | 7.9% | 10.5% |
| 5th | 32 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.4