Garden Village Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.5% |
| Below Standard | 56.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Garden Village Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points below the Jefferson Elementary district average of 23.7%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.9% exceeded — 5.1 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 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 38 | 18.4% | 23.7% | 42.1% |
| 4th | 42 | 19.1% | 21.4% | 40.5% |
| 5th | 41 | 19.5% | 34.1% | 53.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 21.4% | 19.1% | 40.5% |
| 4th | 43 | 9.3% | 30.2% | 39.5% |
| 5th | 44 | 25.0% | 18.2% | 43.2% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.2