Evergreen Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.7% |
| Met Standard | 26.4% |
| Below Standard | 55.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Evergreen Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.7% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.6 points below the East Whittier City Elementary district average of 26.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 19.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 27.8% | 16.7% | 44.4% |
| 4th | 56 | 17.9% | 23.2% | 41.1% |
| 5th | 55 | 18.2% | 36.4% | 54.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 16.7% | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| 4th | 56 | 10.7% | 30.4% | 41.1% |
| 5th | 55 | 14.6% | 21.8% | 36.4% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.1