Excelsior Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 44.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.6% |
| Below Standard | 29.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Excelsior Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
44.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 23.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.5 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 43 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.7 points higher (vs 26.7% 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 12.3 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 | 52 | 50.0% | 32.7% | 82.7% |
| 4th | 46 | 43.5% | 21.7% | 65.2% |
| 5th | 56 | 57.1% | 19.6% | 76.8% |
| 6th | 59 | 37.3% | 28.8% | 66.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 51.9% | 34.6% | 86.5% |
| 4th | 46 | 39.1% | 26.1% | 65.2% |
| 5th | 56 | 35.7% | 32.1% | 67.9% |
| 6th | 59 | 40.7% | 16.9% | 57.6% |
Nearby schools
43 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.5