Daniel Webster Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.0% |
| Met Standard | 20.8% |
| Below Standard | 64.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Daniel Webster Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.0% of students exceeded standard while 20.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.7 points below the Jefferson Elementary district average of 23.7%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.4% exceeded — 8.4 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 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 14.9% | 21.3% | 36.2% |
| 4th | 49 | 14.3% | 18.4% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 47 | 14.9% | 25.5% | 40.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 17.0% | 27.7% | 44.7% |
| 4th | 55 | 14.6% | 21.8% | 36.4% |
| 5th | 49 | 14.3% | 10.2% | 24.5% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.5