Blanchard Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.4% |
| Met Standard | 16.8% |
| Below Standard | 78.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Blanchard Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.4% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.7 points below the Santa Paula Unified district average of 10.1%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.2% exceeded — 6.8 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 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 2.6% | 17.9% | 20.5% |
| 4th | 55 | 5.5% | 10.9% | 16.4% |
| 5th | 42 | 4.8% | 19.1% | 23.8% |
| 6th | 38 | 7.9% | 26.3% | 34.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 0.0% | 23.1% | 23.1% |
| 4th | 55 | 0.0% | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| 5th | 42 | 11.9% | 7.1% | 19.1% |
| 6th | 38 | 2.6% | 15.8% | 18.4% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.7