Garfield Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.2% |
| Met Standard | 13.1% |
| Below Standard | 76.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Garfield Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.2% of students exceeded standard while 13.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.9% 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 11.1% | 14.8% | 25.9% |
| 4th | 78 | 12.8% | 11.5% | 24.4% |
| 5th | 79 | 10.1% | 17.7% | 27.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 16.1% | 7.1% | 23.2% |
| 4th | 78 | 5.1% | 12.8% | 17.9% |
| 5th | 79 | 6.3% | 13.9% | 20.3% |
Nearby schools
39 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.9