H. Clarke Powers Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 31.0% |
| Met Standard | 33.0% |
| Below Standard | 36.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for H. Clarke Powers Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
31.0% of students exceeded standard while 33.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points below the Loomis Union Elementary district average of 35.2%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.0% exceeded — 4.0 points higher. 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 30.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 26.4% | 13.2% | 39.6% |
| 4th | 53 | 24.5% | 34.0% | 58.5% |
| 5th | 60 | 33.3% | 45.0% | 78.3% |
| 6th | 53 | 34.0% | 34.0% | 67.9% |
| 7th | 57 | 28.1% | 43.9% | 71.9% |
| 8th | 60 | 30.0% | 46.7% | 76.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 7.5% | 35.9% | 43.4% |
| 4th | 53 | 28.3% | 34.0% | 62.3% |
| 5th | 60 | 35.0% | 30.0% | 65.0% |
| 6th | 53 | 54.7% | 17.0% | 71.7% |
| 7th | 57 | 24.6% | 36.8% | 61.4% |
| 8th | 60 | 45.0% | 25.0% | 70.0% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.0