Cyrus J. Morris Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 43.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.7% |
| Below Standard | 34.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Cyrus J. Morris Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
43.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 22.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points below the Walnut Valley Unified district average of 48.5%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 15.2 points higher (vs 28.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 50.7% | 20.0% | 70.7% |
| 4th | 88 | 38.6% | 20.4% | 59.1% |
| 5th | 82 | 42.7% | 19.5% | 62.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 45.5% | 31.2% | 76.6% |
| 4th | 90 | 42.2% | 16.7% | 58.9% |
| 5th | 87 | 40.2% | 28.7% | 69.0% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.8