Ethel M. Evans Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.7% |
| Met Standard | 25.4% |
| Below Standard | 45.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Ethel M. Evans Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 40 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.6 points higher (vs 23.1% 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 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 28.8% | 16.9% | 45.8% |
| 4th | 52 | 30.8% | 28.9% | 59.6% |
| 5th | 62 | 25.8% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 6th | 55 | 30.9% | 27.3% | 58.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 31.7% | 35.0% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 52 | 25.0% | 30.8% | 55.8% |
| 5th | 62 | 22.6% | 12.9% | 35.5% |
| 6th | 56 | 33.9% | 19.6% | 53.6% |
Nearby schools
40 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.6