Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.6% |
| Met Standard | 26.5% |
| Below Standard | 51.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.6% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.4 points below the Downey Unified district average of 24.0%. Compared to the 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.0 points higher (vs 17.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 126 | 23.8% | 29.4% | 53.2% |
| 4th | 115 | 26.1% | 23.5% | 49.6% |
| 5th | 102 | 24.5% | 29.4% | 53.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 127 | 17.3% | 30.7% | 48.0% |
| 4th | 114 | 19.3% | 25.4% | 44.7% |
| 5th | 102 | 18.6% | 20.6% | 39.2% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.7