Dunsmore Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 46.3% |
| Met Standard | 27.8% |
| Below Standard | 25.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "74% proficient" for Dunsmore Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
46.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.9 points above the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.1 points higher (vs 42.1% average). 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 6.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 83 | 44.6% | 19.3% | 63.9% |
| 4th | 79 | 46.8% | 26.6% | 73.4% |
| 5th | 80 | 43.8% | 30.0% | 73.8% |
| 6th | 87 | 39.1% | 35.6% | 74.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 44.0% | 29.8% | 73.8% |
| 4th | 79 | 51.9% | 27.9% | 79.8% |
| 5th | 80 | 48.8% | 27.5% | 76.3% |
| 6th | 88 | 51.1% | 26.1% | 77.3% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.8