Charles Bursch Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.2% |
| Met Standard | 20.6% |
| Below Standard | 72.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Charles Bursch Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.2% of students exceeded standard while 20.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.3 points below the Baldwin Park Unified district average of 13.5%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.5% exceeded — 10.3 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 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 10.9% | 27.3% | 38.2% |
| 4th | 74 | 5.4% | 21.6% | 27.0% |
| 5th | 69 | 17.4% | 24.6% | 42.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 5.5% | 30.9% | 36.4% |
| 4th | 75 | 2.7% | 9.3% | 12.0% |
| 5th | 72 | 1.4% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.6