Emma W. Shuey Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 39.1% |
| Met Standard | 23.4% |
| Below Standard | 37.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Emma W. Shuey Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
39.1% of students exceeded standard while 23.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.8 points above the Rosemead Elementary district average of 30.3%. Compared to the 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.4 points higher (vs 29.7% 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 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 37.1% | 25.8% | 62.9% |
| 4th | 62 | 35.5% | 16.1% | 51.6% |
| 5th | 53 | 47.2% | 22.6% | 69.8% |
| 6th | 78 | 38.5% | 23.1% | 61.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 42.9% | 31.8% | 74.6% |
| 4th | 65 | 32.3% | 27.7% | 60.0% |
| 5th | 54 | 38.9% | 22.2% | 61.1% |
| 6th | 81 | 40.7% | 18.5% | 59.3% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.4