G. W. Hellyer Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.2% |
| Met Standard | 20.1% |
| Below Standard | 62.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for G. W. Hellyer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.2% of students exceeded standard while 20.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points above the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district average of 13.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.1% 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 2.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 14.3% | 24.5% | 38.8% |
| 4th | 60 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 57 | 14.0% | 24.6% | 38.6% |
| 6th | 54 | 24.1% | 24.1% | 48.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 8.0% | 28.0% | 36.0% |
| 4th | 60 | 23.3% | 11.7% | 35.0% |
| 5th | 59 | 16.9% | 13.6% | 30.5% |
| 6th | 55 | 20.0% | 18.2% | 38.2% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.3