Cypress Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.6% |
| Met Standard | 26.5% |
| Below Standard | 58.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Cypress Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.6% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.5 points below the Covina-Valley Unified district average of 23.1%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.9% exceeded — 4.3 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 3.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 11.5% | 37.2% | 48.7% |
| 4th | 94 | 14.9% | 21.3% | 36.2% |
| 5th | 96 | 22.9% | 28.1% | 51.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 15.6% | 27.3% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 97 | 9.3% | 24.7% | 34.0% |
| 5th | 96 | 13.5% | 20.8% | 34.4% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.2