Gerald A. Smith Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.7% |
| Met Standard | 19.4% |
| Below Standard | 67.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Gerald A. Smith Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.7% of students exceeded standard while 19.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Colton Joint Unified district average of 10.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.6% 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.
Proficiency drops by 7.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 19.0% | 16.5% | 35.4% |
| 4th | 88 | 10.2% | 27.3% | 37.5% |
| 5th | 66 | 16.7% | 18.2% | 34.9% |
| 6th | 79 | 11.4% | 27.9% | 39.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 14.8% | 22.2% | 37.0% |
| 4th | 89 | 7.9% | 23.6% | 31.5% |
| 5th | 65 | 10.8% | 12.3% | 23.1% |
| 6th | 79 | 11.4% | 6.3% | 17.7% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.0