Gidley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.0% |
| Met Standard | 28.0% |
| Below Standard | 48.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Gidley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.0% of students exceeded standard while 28.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points above the El Monte City district average of 19.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 23.9% 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 6.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 15 | 13.3% | 20.0% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 23 | 21.7% | 43.5% | 65.2% |
| 5th | 19 | 21.1% | 15.8% | 36.8% |
| 6th | 25 | 28.0% | 32.0% | 60.0% |
| 7th | 140 | 25.0% | 32.9% | 57.9% |
| 8th | 125 | 19.2% | 29.6% | 48.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 15 | 26.7% | 26.7% | 53.3% |
| 4th | 26 | 19.2% | 42.3% | 61.5% |
| 5th | 19 | 21.1% | 42.1% | 63.2% |
| 6th | 26 | 42.3% | 23.1% | 65.4% |
| 7th | 141 | 24.1% | 13.5% | 37.6% |
| 8th | 128 | 16.4% | 19.5% | 35.9% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.1