Clinton Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.1% |
| Below Standard | 65.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Clinton Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.6 points below the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. The 43 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.3% 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 13.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 15.8% | 24.6% | 40.4% |
| 4th | 46 | 15.2% | 19.6% | 34.8% |
| 5th | 83 | 12.1% | 26.5% | 38.5% |
| 6th | 63 | 11.1% | 20.6% | 31.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 14.0% | 31.6% | 45.6% |
| 4th | 46 | 17.4% | 21.7% | 39.1% |
| 5th | 83 | 7.2% | 13.3% | 20.5% |
| 6th | 62 | 6.5% | 19.4% | 25.8% |
Nearby schools
43 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.9