Columbus Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.0% |
| Met Standard | 21.8% |
| Below Standard | 65.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Columbus Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.0% of students exceeded standard while 21.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.4 points below the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.5% exceeded — 14.5 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 2.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 13.2% | 19.7% | 32.9% |
| 4th | 71 | 19.7% | 16.9% | 36.6% |
| 5th | 73 | 9.6% | 31.5% | 41.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 10.7% | 26.7% | 37.3% |
| 4th | 72 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 72 | 12.5% | 11.1% | 23.6% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.6