Dickson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.1% |
| Met Standard | 17.7% |
| Below Standard | 72.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Dickson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.1% of students exceeded standard while 17.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 22.0 points below the Chino Valley Unified district average of 32.1%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.6% exceeded — 14.5 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 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 10.6% | 23.5% | 34.1% |
| 4th | 76 | 11.8% | 9.2% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 82 | 14.6% | 24.4% | 39.0% |
| 6th | 91 | 12.1% | 27.5% | 39.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 4.6% | 23.0% | 27.6% |
| 4th | 79 | 6.3% | 11.4% | 17.7% |
| 5th | 83 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 19.3% |
| 6th | 94 | 10.6% | 12.8% | 23.4% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.2