Desert Garden Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.8% |
| Below Standard | 63.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Desert Garden Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the El Centro Elementary district average of 13.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 14.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 19.6% | 15.7% | 35.3% |
| 4th | 52 | 15.4% | 23.1% | 38.5% |
| 5th | 51 | 11.8% | 27.4% | 39.2% |
| 6th | 69 | 10.1% | 37.7% | 47.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 23.5% | 21.6% | 45.1% |
| 4th | 52 | 7.7% | 23.1% | 30.8% |
| 5th | 51 | 3.9% | 9.8% | 13.7% |
| 6th | 69 | 14.5% | 23.2% | 37.7% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.9