Fern Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.1% |
| Met Standard | 24.8% |
| Below Standard | 43.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Fern Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.0 points below the Torrance Unified district average of 39.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 34.0% 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 2.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 29.9% | 20.8% | 50.6% |
| 4th | 88 | 37.5% | 22.7% | 60.2% |
| 5th | 76 | 36.8% | 19.7% | 56.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 29.1% | 34.2% | 63.3% |
| 4th | 89 | 29.2% | 29.2% | 58.4% |
| 5th | 77 | 29.9% | 22.1% | 52.0% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.7