Don Stowell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.8% |
| Met Standard | 13.7% |
| Below Standard | 80.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Don Stowell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.8% of students exceeded standard while 13.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points below the Merced City Elementary district average of 9.6%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.0% exceeded — 4.2 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 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 6.2% | 13.8% | 20.0% |
| 4th | 73 | 5.5% | 11.0% | 16.4% |
| 5th | 93 | 4.3% | 19.4% | 23.7% |
| 6th | 75 | 5.3% | 22.7% | 28.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 12.3% | 18.5% | 30.8% |
| 4th | 74 | 1.4% | 17.6% | 18.9% |
| 5th | 92 | 6.5% | 4.3% | 10.9% |
| 6th | 76 | 5.3% | 2.6% | 7.9% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.8