Bryant Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.1% |
| Met Standard | 25.4% |
| Below Standard | 55.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Bryant Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.1% of students exceeded standard while 25.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.4% exceeded — 10.3 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 8.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 14.5% | 27.5% | 42.0% |
| 4th | 58 | 25.9% | 22.4% | 48.3% |
| 5th | 48 | 18.8% | 37.5% | 56.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 21.4% | 17.1% | 38.6% |
| 4th | 59 | 15.3% | 25.4% | 40.7% |
| 5th | 48 | 18.8% | 22.9% | 41.7% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.1