How does Gladstone Elementary compare to other elementary schools in San Dimas?

Gladstone Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 58.8/100, placing it at the 82nd percentile statewide. 37% of students exceed standard, with a total of 968 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Gladstone Elementary?

36.9% of students at Gladstone Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 66.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Gladstone Elementary improving or declining?

Gladstone Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Gladstone Elementary?

15.3% of students at Gladstone Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Gladstone Elementary

Bonita Unified San Dimas Los Angeles County 91773

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

968 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

523 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

43%

Teachers

23 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 56.2%

White 18.9%

Asian 9.9%

Black 0.6%

Other 14.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Gladstone Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	36.9%
Met Standard	29.7%
Below Standard	33.4%

Exceeded

36.9%

Met

29.7%

Below

33.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Gladstone Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

36.9% of students exceeded standard while 29.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points below the Bonita Unified district average of 41.8%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.3 points higher (vs 29.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.