Caswell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.7% |
| Met Standard | 17.4% |
| Below Standard | 74.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Caswell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.7% of students exceeded standard while 17.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points below the Ceres Unified district average of 11.1%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.9% exceeded — 2.2 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 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 6.6% | 14.3% | 20.9% |
| 4th | 79 | 7.6% | 15.2% | 22.8% |
| 5th | 76 | 9.2% | 28.9% | 38.2% |
| 6th | 74 | 9.5% | 23.0% | 32.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 8.6% | 17.2% | 25.8% |
| 4th | 82 | 9.8% | 15.8% | 25.6% |
| 5th | 77 | 2.6% | 11.7% | 14.3% |
| 6th | 76 | 7.9% | 13.2% | 21.1% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.3