Craig Williams Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.2% |
| Met Standard | 23.5% |
| Below Standard | 65.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Craig Williams Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points below the Bellflower Unified district average of 16.8%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.3% exceeded — 8.1 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 19.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 12.0% | 26.0% | 38.0% |
| 4th | 63 | 9.5% | 20.6% | 30.2% |
| 5th | 64 | 9.4% | 21.9% | 31.3% |
| 6th | 64 | 10.9% | 42.2% | 53.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 18.4% | 30.6% | 49.0% |
| 4th | 63 | 7.9% | 15.9% | 23.8% |
| 5th | 64 | 7.8% | 9.4% | 17.2% |
| 6th | 64 | 14.1% | 21.9% | 35.9% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.7