Cyril Spinelli Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.6% |
| Met Standard | 17.8% |
| Below Standard | 74.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Cyril Spinelli Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.6% of students exceeded standard while 17.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points below the Center Joint Unified district average of 10.9%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.3% exceeded — 4.7 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 19.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 18.4% | 28.9% | 47.4% |
| 4th | 43 | 4.7% | 13.9% | 18.6% |
| 5th | 50 | 4.0% | 18.0% | 22.0% |
| 6th | 31 | 3.2% | 25.8% | 29.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 21.1% | 13.2% | 34.2% |
| 4th | 43 | 2.3% | 11.6% | 13.9% |
| 5th | 50 | 4.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% |
| 6th | 32 | 3.1% | 15.6% | 18.8% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.3