Charles H. Castle Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.7% |
| Met Standard | 15.0% |
| Below Standard | 78.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Charles H. Castle Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.7% of students exceeded standard while 15.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.8 points below the Panama-Buena Vista Union district average of 17.5%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.7% exceeded — 5.0 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 14.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 16.2% | 19.7% | 35.9% |
| 4th | 102 | 9.8% | 11.8% | 21.6% |
| 5th | 107 | 3.7% | 21.5% | 25.2% |
| 6th | 116 | 5.2% | 15.5% | 20.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 120 | 9.2% | 19.2% | 28.3% |
| 4th | 104 | 4.8% | 15.4% | 20.2% |
| 5th | 107 | 1.9% | 7.5% | 9.3% |
| 6th | 118 | 2.5% | 9.3% | 11.9% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.9