Charles Wagner Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.3% |
| Met Standard | 31.6% |
| Below Standard | 32.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Charles Wagner Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.3% of students exceeded standard while 31.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 37.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 36.7% 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.
Proficiency drops by 19.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 57.1% | 28.6% | 85.7% |
| 4th | 55 | 45.5% | 32.7% | 78.2% |
| 5th | 42 | 38.1% | 33.3% | 71.4% |
| 6th | 48 | 22.9% | 41.7% | 64.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 44.6% | 32.1% | 76.8% |
| 4th | 56 | 39.3% | 32.1% | 71.4% |
| 5th | 44 | 25.0% | 27.3% | 52.3% |
| 6th | 48 | 16.7% | 25.0% | 41.7% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.9