Garfield Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.3% |
| Met Standard | 16.5% |
| Below Standard | 72.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Garfield Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points below the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.3% exceeded — 4.0 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 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 9.3% | 12.8% | 22.1% |
| 4th | 72 | 13.9% | 22.2% | 36.1% |
| 5th | 86 | 9.3% | 22.1% | 31.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 11.6% | 16.3% | 27.9% |
| 4th | 72 | 11.1% | 16.7% | 27.8% |
| 5th | 86 | 12.8% | 9.3% | 22.1% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.9