Forest Grove Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.5% |
| Met Standard | 24.0% |
| Below Standard | 43.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Forest Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Pacific Grove Unified district average of 38.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 33.8% 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.
Students here improve by 10.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 33.3% | 17.5% | 50.8% |
| 4th | 52 | 36.5% | 23.1% | 59.6% |
| 5th | 59 | 39.0% | 27.1% | 66.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 27.0% | 23.8% | 50.8% |
| 4th | 53 | 28.3% | 26.4% | 54.7% |
| 5th | 61 | 31.1% | 26.2% | 57.4% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.7