Durfee Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.8% |
| Met Standard | 17.6% |
| Below Standard | 69.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Durfee Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the El Rancho Unified district average of 14.7%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.8% exceeded — 7.9 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 11.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 18.6% | 13.9% | 32.6% |
| 4th | 60 | 21.7% | 15.0% | 36.7% |
| 5th | 52 | 9.6% | 15.4% | 25.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 9.3% | 23.3% | 32.6% |
| 4th | 60 | 10.0% | 28.3% | 38.3% |
| 5th | 52 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 17.3% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.1