Bruce (Robert) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.8% |
| Met Standard | 11.9% |
| Below Standard | 84.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Bruce (Robert) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.8% of students exceeded standard while 11.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 6.8% exceeded — 3.0 points higher. 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 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 125 | 1.6% | 10.4% | 12.0% |
| 4th | 123 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 17.1% |
| 5th | 114 | 3.5% | 22.8% | 26.3% |
| 6th | 134 | 3.0% | 9.0% | 11.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 125 | 2.4% | 15.2% | 17.6% |
| 4th | 127 | 5.5% | 15.0% | 20.5% |
| 5th | 113 | 4.4% | 9.7% | 14.2% |
| 6th | 135 | 2.2% | 4.4% | 6.7% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.4