Coolidge Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.3% |
| Met Standard | 26.0% |
| Below Standard | 51.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Coolidge Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.3% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.8 points below the San Gabriel Unified district average of 28.1%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.0% exceeded — 11.8 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 28.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 24 | 29.2% | 29.2% | 58.3% |
| 4th | 41 | 26.8% | 19.5% | 46.3% |
| 5th | 40 | 12.5% | 27.5% | 40.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 24 | 33.3% | 37.5% | 70.8% |
| 4th | 39 | 23.1% | 23.1% | 46.1% |
| 5th | 38 | 10.5% | 21.1% | 31.6% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.5