George Washington Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.4% |
| Met Standard | 16.8% |
| Below Standard | 77.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for George Washington Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.4% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.8 points below the Madera Unified district average of 8.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.2% 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.
Students here improve by 8.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 3.2% | 10.5% | 13.7% |
| 4th | 64 | 4.7% | 14.1% | 18.8% |
| 5th | 82 | 7.3% | 23.2% | 30.5% |
| 6th | 84 | 10.7% | 32.1% | 42.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 1.0% | 16.7% | 17.7% |
| 4th | 65 | 3.1% | 13.8% | 16.9% |
| 5th | 82 | 3.7% | 13.4% | 17.1% |
| 6th | 80 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.9