Gallatin Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.4% |
| Met Standard | 25.9% |
| Below Standard | 51.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Gallatin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.4% of students exceeded standard while 25.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Downey Unified district average of 24.0%. Compared to the 23 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.5 points higher (vs 19.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 132 | 27.3% | 27.3% | 54.5% |
| 4th | 112 | 25.9% | 21.4% | 47.3% |
| 5th | 141 | 19.9% | 35.5% | 55.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 132 | 24.2% | 28.0% | 52.3% |
| 4th | 110 | 20.0% | 24.6% | 44.5% |
| 5th | 141 | 17.0% | 18.4% | 35.5% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.2