Ernest R. Geddes Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.5% |
| Met Standard | 18.8% |
| Below Standard | 70.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Ernest R. Geddes Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.5% of students exceeded standard while 18.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.0 points below the Baldwin Park Unified district average of 13.5%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.7% exceeded — 6.3 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 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 121 | 15.7% | 24.8% | 40.5% |
| 4th | 86 | 8.1% | 16.3% | 24.4% |
| 5th | 94 | 12.8% | 19.1% | 31.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 122 | 16.4% | 20.5% | 36.9% |
| 4th | 86 | 3.5% | 18.6% | 22.1% |
| 5th | 94 | 5.3% | 12.8% | 18.1% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.5