Fairlawn Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.8% |
| Met Standard | 14.0% |
| Below Standard | 80.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Fairlawn Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.8% of students exceeded standard while 14.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.7% 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 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 10.5% | 10.5% | 21.1% |
| 4th | 90 | 7.8% | 14.4% | 22.2% |
| 5th | 101 | 5.0% | 11.9% | 16.8% |
| 6th | 91 | 5.5% | 24.2% | 29.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 2.5% | 13.9% | 16.5% |
| 4th | 90 | 4.4% | 14.4% | 18.9% |
| 5th | 102 | 3.9% | 10.8% | 14.7% |
| 6th | 92 | 6.5% | 12.0% | 18.5% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.4