El Gabilan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.1% |
| Met Standard | 13.1% |
| Below Standard | 81.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for El Gabilan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.1% of students exceeded standard while 13.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.0 points below the Salinas City Elementary district average of 8.0%. The 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.9% exceeded — 2.9 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 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 2.6% | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| 4th | 84 | 7.1% | 14.3% | 21.4% |
| 5th | 54 | 3.7% | 22.2% | 25.9% |
| 6th | 79 | 5.1% | 25.3% | 30.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 0.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 4th | 84 | 3.6% | 19.1% | 22.6% |
| 5th | 54 | 5.6% | 3.7% | 9.3% |
| 6th | 78 | 12.8% | 7.7% | 20.5% |
Nearby schools
27 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.7