Dooley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.2% |
| Below Standard | 60.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Dooley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.0 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.7% 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 12.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 107 | 27.1% | 20.6% | 47.7% |
| 4th | 119 | 16.0% | 23.5% | 39.5% |
| 5th | 113 | 22.1% | 21.2% | 43.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 108 | 13.9% | 33.3% | 47.2% |
| 4th | 121 | 14.9% | 14.9% | 29.8% |
| 5th | 114 | 13.2% | 14.0% | 27.2% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.9