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Central Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,082 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
508 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
83%
Teachers
22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 83.1%
White 1.0%
Asian 0.2%
Black 2.4%
Other 13.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Central Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard10.1%
Met Standard17.0%
Below Standard72.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Central Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.1% of students exceeded standard while 17.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the National Elementary district average of 11.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.4% exceeded — about the same. 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 11.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 29.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
10.1%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
27.2%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+11.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
29.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
6.3%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,082
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 61 8.2% 16.4% 34.4% 41.0% 24.6%
4th 64 9.4% 10.9% 17.2% 62.5% 20.3%
5th 64 18.8% 26.6% 15.6% 39.1% 45.3%
6th 79 10.1% 29.1% 26.6% 34.2% 39.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 62 8.1% 16.1% 38.7% 37.1% 24.2%
4th 66 3.0% 7.6% 37.9% 51.5% 10.6%
5th 64 18.8% 7.8% 32.8% 40.6% 26.6%
6th 81 4.9% 21.0% 28.4% 45.7% 25.9%