Carl E. Gilbert Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.8% |
| Met Standard | 15.2% |
| Below Standard | 79.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Carl E. Gilbert Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.8% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.4 points below the Buena Park Elementary district average of 19.2%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.3% exceeded — 23.5 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 1.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 5.3% | 10.7% | 16.0% |
| 4th | 79 | 6.3% | 15.2% | 21.5% |
| 5th | 80 | 7.5% | 13.8% | 21.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 4.0% | 22.4% | 26.3% |
| 4th | 78 | 1.3% | 20.5% | 21.8% |
| 5th | 79 | 10.1% | 8.9% | 19.0% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.3