Biola-Pershing Elementary
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
458 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
189 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
89%
Teachers
9 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
91.0%
White
1.1%
Asian
6.3%
Other
1.6%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.8% |
| Met Standard | 25.5% |
| Below Standard | 58.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Biola-Pershing Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Central Unified district average of 15.9%. 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 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
15.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
41.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+2.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
9.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
458
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 27 | 25.9% | 14.8% | 40.7% |
| 4th | 25 | 12.0% | 16.0% | 28.0% |
| 5th | 21 | 19.1% | 28.6% | 47.6% |
| 6th | 41 | 21.9% | 34.1% | 56.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 7.1% | 42.9% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 25 | 8.0% | 28.0% | 36.0% |
| 5th | 21 | 14.3% | 33.3% | 47.6% |
| 6th | 41 | 17.1% | 7.3% | 24.4% |