Cherrylee Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.6% |
| Met Standard | 21.4% |
| Below Standard | 62.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Cherrylee Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.9 points below the El Monte City district average of 19.4%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.8% exceeded — 3.2 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 4.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 5.7% | 20.0% | 25.7% |
| 4th | 41 | 21.9% | 14.6% | 36.6% |
| 5th | 40 | 15.0% | 27.5% | 42.5% |
| 6th | 54 | 20.4% | 37.0% | 57.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 17.1% | 20.0% | 37.1% |
| 4th | 41 | 17.1% | 19.5% | 36.6% |
| 5th | 40 | 12.5% | 17.5% | 30.0% |
| 6th | 55 | 21.8% | 14.6% | 36.4% |
Nearby schools
31 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.4