George C. Payne Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.8% |
| Below Standard | 45.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for George C. Payne Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points below the Moreland district average of 38.1%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 40.8% exceeded — 5.9 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 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 45.1% | 14.1% | 59.1% |
| 4th | 64 | 32.8% | 25.0% | 57.8% |
| 5th | 69 | 37.7% | 24.6% | 62.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 34.7% | 26.4% | 61.1% |
| 4th | 64 | 26.6% | 15.6% | 42.2% |
| 5th | 69 | 31.9% | 13.0% | 44.9% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.1