Gardenhill Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.1% |
| Met Standard | 26.4% |
| Below Standard | 35.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Gardenhill Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.4 points above the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.3 points higher (vs 27.8% 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 16.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 107 | 51.4% | 16.8% | 68.2% |
| 4th | 112 | 37.5% | 22.3% | 59.8% |
| 5th | 85 | 38.8% | 24.7% | 63.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 107 | 45.8% | 32.7% | 78.5% |
| 4th | 112 | 26.8% | 40.2% | 67.0% |
| 5th | 85 | 28.2% | 21.2% | 49.4% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.7