Edward Russell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.7% |
| Met Standard | 15.9% |
| Below Standard | 75.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Edward Russell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.7% of students exceeded standard while 15.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 20.2 points below the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. The 39 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.7% exceeded — 8.9 points higher. 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 10.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 6.1% | 10.2% | 16.3% |
| 4th | 67 | 13.4% | 11.9% | 25.4% |
| 5th | 54 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
| 6th | 65 | 4.6% | 29.2% | 33.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 6.1% | 16.3% | 22.4% |
| 4th | 67 | 6.0% | 16.4% | 22.4% |
| 5th | 54 | 9.3% | 16.7% | 25.9% |
| 6th | 65 | 7.7% | 9.2% | 16.9% |
Nearby schools
39 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.6