El Cerrito Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.3% |
| Met Standard | 26.6% |
| Below Standard | 55.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for El Cerrito Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.3% of students exceeded standard while 26.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the La Habra City Elementary district average of 17.4%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.9% exceeded — 5.6 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 17.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 23.3% | 21.7% | 45.0% |
| 4th | 51 | 15.7% | 21.6% | 37.3% |
| 5th | 54 | 16.7% | 35.2% | 51.9% |
| 6th | 47 | 14.9% | 40.4% | 55.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 28.3% | 31.7% | 60.0% |
| 4th | 51 | 13.7% | 25.5% | 39.2% |
| 5th | 54 | 16.7% | 20.4% | 37.0% |
| 6th | 48 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.5