Cambridge Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.4% |
| Met Standard | 14.9% |
| Below Standard | 79.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Cambridge Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.4% of students exceeded standard while 14.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.7 points below the Orange Unified district average of 26.1%. The 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.1% exceeded — 13.7 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 12.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 6.2% | 23.1% | 29.2% |
| 4th | 53 | 5.7% | 7.5% | 13.2% |
| 5th | 55 | 3.6% | 18.2% | 21.8% |
| 6th | 43 | 9.3% | 25.6% | 34.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 6.2% | 20.0% | 26.1% |
| 4th | 53 | 3.8% | 5.7% | 9.4% |
| 5th | 56 | 1.8% | 7.1% | 8.9% |
| 6th | 43 | 7.0% | 11.6% | 18.6% |
Nearby schools
27 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.4