Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.1% |
| Met Standard | 18.7% |
| Below Standard | 70.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Anaheim Elementary district average of 9.9%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.4% exceeded — 4.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 15.5% | 12.7% | 28.2% |
| 4th | 63 | 9.5% | 22.2% | 31.8% |
| 5th | 54 | 9.3% | 22.2% | 31.5% |
| 6th | 68 | 7.3% | 22.1% | 29.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 19.4% | 23.6% | 43.1% |
| 4th | 66 | 10.6% | 22.7% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 53 | 11.3% | 17.0% | 28.3% |
| 6th | 71 | 5.6% | 7.0% | 12.7% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.4