Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.2% |
| Met Standard | 22.6% |
| Below Standard | 64.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.9 points below the Downey Unified district average of 24.0%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.2% exceeded — 7.0 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 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 11.7% | 25.2% | 36.9% |
| 4th | 103 | 11.7% | 19.4% | 31.1% |
| 5th | 102 | 18.6% | 26.5% | 45.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 16.5% | 24.3% | 40.8% |
| 4th | 104 | 10.6% | 19.2% | 29.8% |
| 5th | 101 | 9.9% | 20.8% | 30.7% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.2