Bethany Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 42.2% |
| Met Standard | 27.0% |
| Below Standard | 30.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Bethany Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
42.2% of students exceeded standard while 27.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Lammersville Joint Unified district average of 46.2%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.2% exceeded — 4.0 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 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 44.9% | 16.7% | 61.5% |
| 4th | 96 | 50.0% | 22.9% | 72.9% |
| 5th | 93 | 41.9% | 29.0% | 71.0% |
| 6th | 95 | 36.8% | 30.5% | 67.4% |
| 7th | 92 | 28.3% | 38.0% | 66.3% |
| 8th | 97 | 41.2% | 38.1% | 79.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 44.9% | 29.5% | 74.4% |
| 4th | 96 | 46.9% | 26.0% | 72.9% |
| 5th | 95 | 46.3% | 15.8% | 62.1% |
| 6th | 94 | 38.3% | 25.5% | 63.8% |
| 7th | 92 | 30.4% | 30.4% | 60.9% |
| 8th | 97 | 56.7% | 20.6% | 77.3% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.2