Carmen Dragon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.4% |
| Met Standard | 14.1% |
| Below Standard | 79.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Carmen Dragon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.4% of students exceeded standard while 14.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Antioch Unified district average of 6.0%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.7% exceeded — 7.3 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 12.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 3.8% | 11.3% | 15.0% |
| 4th | 56 | 7.1% | 14.3% | 21.4% |
| 5th | 64 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 37.5% |
| 6th | 56 | 12.5% | 21.4% | 33.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 3.8% | 10.1% | 13.9% |
| 4th | 59 | 1.7% | 11.9% | 13.6% |
| 5th | 64 | 3.1% | 12.5% | 15.6% |
| 6th | 60 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 13.3% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.8