Blanche Charles Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.4% |
| Met Standard | 18.1% |
| Below Standard | 69.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Blanche Charles Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points above the Calexico Unified district average of 7.1%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.2 points higher (vs 6.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 12.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 47.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 23.4% | 17.0% | 40.4% |
| 4th | 73 | 13.7% | 13.7% | 27.4% |
| 5th | 70 | 11.4% | 28.6% | 40.0% |
| 6th | 63 | 7.9% | 31.8% | 39.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 17.0% | 23.4% | 40.4% |
| 4th | 73 | 6.8% | 5.5% | 12.3% |
| 5th | 70 | 7.1% | 8.6% | 15.7% |
| 6th | 63 | 12.7% | 17.5% | 30.2% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 29.8