Desert Knolls Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.0% |
| Met Standard | 13.6% |
| Below Standard | 79.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Desert Knolls Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.0% of students exceeded standard while 13.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Apple Valley Unified district average of 7.0%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.2% exceeded — 11.2 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 6.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 9.9% | 16.9% | 26.8% |
| 4th | 81 | 6.2% | 19.8% | 25.9% |
| 5th | 73 | 12.3% | 8.2% | 20.6% |
| 6th | 69 | 8.7% | 21.7% | 30.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 4.2% | 12.7% | 16.9% |
| 4th | 81 | 4.9% | 13.6% | 18.5% |
| 5th | 73 | 2.7% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| 6th | 70 | 7.1% | 8.6% | 15.7% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.1