George Washington Carver Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.5% |
| Met Standard | 18.9% |
| Below Standard | 72.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for George Washington Carver Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.5% of students exceeded standard while 18.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 46 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.8% exceeded — 14.3 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 6.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 3.1% | 15.4% | 18.5% |
| 4th | 55 | 18.2% | 21.8% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 76 | 13.2% | 22.4% | 35.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 4.5% | 18.2% | 22.7% |
| 4th | 56 | 7.1% | 21.4% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 77 | 5.2% | 14.3% | 19.5% |
Nearby schools
46 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.6