Grand Terrace Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.8% |
| Below Standard | 73.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Grand Terrace Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Colton Joint Unified district average of 10.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.9% 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.
Proficiency drops by 9.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 12.6% | 18.9% | 31.6% |
| 4th | 75 | 17.3% | 18.7% | 36.0% |
| 5th | 84 | 10.7% | 16.7% | 27.4% |
| 6th | 92 | 7.6% | 19.6% | 27.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 8.4% | 22.1% | 30.5% |
| 4th | 74 | 6.8% | 17.6% | 24.3% |
| 5th | 84 | 7.1% | 9.5% | 16.7% |
| 6th | 92 | 7.6% | 10.9% | 18.5% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 30.7