Decker Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.8% |
| Met Standard | 18.4% |
| Below Standard | 68.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Decker Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Pomona Unified district average of 12.1%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.3% exceeded — 4.5 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 12.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 18.4% | 20.4% | 38.8% |
| 4th | 57 | 8.8% | 15.8% | 24.6% |
| 5th | 59 | 15.3% | 18.6% | 33.9% |
| 6th | 59 | 18.6% | 28.8% | 47.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 14.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
| 4th | 56 | 5.4% | 16.1% | 21.4% |
| 5th | 60 | 6.7% | 13.3% | 20.0% |
| 6th | 59 | 15.3% | 8.5% | 23.7% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.7