Brightwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 43.6% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 31.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Brightwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
43.6% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 22.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.5 points above the Alhambra Unified district average of 32.1%. Compared to the 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 25.2 points higher (vs 18.4% 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 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 49.3% | 20.0% | 69.3% |
| 4th | 76 | 30.3% | 26.3% | 56.6% |
| 5th | 84 | 48.8% | 22.6% | 71.4% |
| 6th | 100 | 47.0% | 30.0% | 77.0% |
| 7th | 112 | 44.6% | 32.1% | 76.8% |
| 8th | 91 | 50.5% | 35.2% | 85.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 46.0% | 26.3% | 72.4% |
| 4th | 75 | 34.7% | 21.3% | 56.0% |
| 5th | 84 | 34.5% | 34.5% | 69.0% |
| 6th | 100 | 35.0% | 20.0% | 55.0% |
| 7th | 110 | 45.5% | 20.9% | 66.4% |
| 8th | 91 | 57.1% | 14.3% | 71.4% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.8