Booker T. Washington Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.4% |
| Met Standard | 19.1% |
| Below Standard | 70.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Booker T. Washington Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points below the El Centro Elementary district average of 13.1%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.1% exceeded — 3.6 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 19.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 20.0% | 25.4% | 45.5% |
| 4th | 41 | 9.8% | 9.8% | 19.5% |
| 5th | 45 | 6.7% | 22.2% | 28.9% |
| 6th | 43 | 11.6% | 30.2% | 41.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 16.4% | 25.4% | 41.8% |
| 4th | 43 | 2.3% | 13.9% | 16.3% |
| 5th | 45 | 11.1% | 8.9% | 20.0% |
| 6th | 43 | 4.7% | 16.3% | 20.9% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.0