El Portal Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.8% |
| Met Standard | 27.6% |
| Below Standard | 43.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for El Portal Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.8% of students exceeded standard while 27.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Lowell Joint district average of 26.2%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.5 points higher (vs 25.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 9.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 31.1% | 32.8% | 63.9% |
| 4th | 65 | 21.5% | 26.1% | 47.7% |
| 5th | 54 | 22.2% | 42.6% | 64.8% |
| 6th | 76 | 23.7% | 36.8% | 60.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 40.3% | 27.4% | 67.7% |
| 4th | 67 | 28.4% | 26.9% | 55.2% |
| 5th | 54 | 31.5% | 16.7% | 48.1% |
| 6th | 76 | 31.6% | 11.8% | 43.4% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.3