Grace Thille Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.6% |
| Met Standard | 21.7% |
| Below Standard | 66.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Grace Thille Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Paula Unified district average of 10.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.8% 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 6.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 20.9% | 18.6% | 39.5% |
| 4th | 46 | 17.4% | 26.1% | 43.5% |
| 5th | 61 | 19.7% | 34.4% | 54.1% |
| 6th | 51 | 5.9% | 19.6% | 25.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 4.4% | 24.4% | 28.9% |
| 4th | 46 | 4.3% | 28.3% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 63 | 14.3% | 12.7% | 27.0% |
| 6th | 52 | 5.8% | 9.6% | 15.4% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.2