Felix J. Appleby Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.1% |
| Met Standard | 14.4% |
| Below Standard | 80.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Felix J. Appleby Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.1% of students exceeded standard while 14.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Palo Verde Unified district average of 4.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 4.8% 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 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 8.1% | 6.5% | 14.5% |
| 4th | 66 | 4.5% | 12.1% | 16.7% |
| 5th | 73 | 6.8% | 13.7% | 20.6% |
| 6th | 64 | 9.4% | 20.3% | 29.7% |
| 7th | 57 | 5.3% | 38.6% | 43.9% |
| 8th | 51 | 5.9% | 21.6% | 27.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 12.9% | 17.7% | 30.6% |
| 4th | 65 | 0.0% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| 5th | 73 | 2.7% | 5.5% | 8.2% |
| 6th | 64 | 3.1% | 10.9% | 14.1% |
| 7th | 57 | 0.0% | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| 8th | 52 | 1.9% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 27.0