Fern Drive Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.5% |
| Met Standard | 27.2% |
| Below Standard | 53.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Fern Drive Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.5% of students exceeded standard while 27.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points below the Fullerton Elementary district average of 28.8%. The 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.5% exceeded — 4.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 19.0% | 15.5% | 34.5% |
| 4th | 62 | 12.9% | 30.6% | 43.5% |
| 5th | 49 | 24.5% | 24.5% | 49.0% |
| 6th | 48 | 22.9% | 37.5% | 60.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 8.3% | 33.3% | 41.7% |
| 4th | 62 | 16.1% | 38.7% | 54.8% |
| 5th | 50 | 20.0% | 18.0% | 38.0% |
| 6th | 48 | 33.3% | 18.8% | 52.1% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.5