Dewey Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.9% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 64.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Dewey Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.1 points below the Garvey Elementary district average of 29.0%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.5% exceeded — 16.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 18.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 6.7% | 8.9% | 15.6% |
| 4th | 50 | 18.0% | 32.0% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 48 | 8.3% | 37.5% | 45.8% |
| 6th | 66 | 18.2% | 24.2% | 42.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 15.6% | 4.4% | 20.0% |
| 4th | 52 | 17.3% | 25.0% | 42.3% |
| 5th | 49 | 12.2% | 14.3% | 26.5% |
| 6th | 68 | 14.7% | 25.0% | 39.7% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.2