Gorman Learning Center: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Gorman Learning Center posts low test scores — and grade 5 tests above grade 3 here this year, by 2.5pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Gorman Learning Center scores 29 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 15th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “26% proficient” and call it done. Gorman Learning Center deserves a closer read. The school sits in Redlands, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 6.5% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, Gorman Learning Center enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 50
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 41
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 4.7pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 93 | 9% | 19% | 31% | 41% | 28% | −15 |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% | 16% | 32% | 41% | 27% | −17 |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% | 22% | 24% | 41% | 36% | −12 |
| Grade 6 | 118 | 7% | 30% | 26% | 37% | 36% | −10 |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 11% | 29% | 28% | 32% | 40% | −8 |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 6% | 22% | 32% | 39% | 29% | −17 |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 24% | 30% | 26% | 20% | 55% | +8 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 93 | 9% | 15% | 24% | 53% | 24% | −22 |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 7% | 14% | 26% | 53% | 21% | −21 |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 9% | 12% | 22% | 57% | 21% | −14 |
| Grade 6 | 118 | 5% | 14% | 25% | 56% | 19% | −16 |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 15% | 9% | 27% | 50% | 24% | −10 |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 9% | 10% | 18% | 63% | 19% | −13 |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 11% | 16% | 23% | 50% | 27% | +3 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 265 | 7% | 22% | 56% | 15% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 288 | 29.5% | −17 | −9 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 286 | 31.1% | — | −8 |
| White | 222 | 38.3% | — | −24 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorman Learning Center ← | — | 29 | 9.6% | 26.0% | +2.5 | 0.1% |
| McKinley Elementary | 2.1 mi | 52 | 18.4% | 43.7% | +10.1 | 0.2% |
| Redlands eAcademy | 1.5 mi | 51 | 25.9% | 55.5% | +16.2 | 0.6% |
| Smiley Elementary | 2.5 mi | 47 | 28.6% | 52.6% | −7.5 | 0.5% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.