Howard J. McKibben Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 64.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Howard J. McKibben Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the South Whittier Elementary district average of 12.3%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.9% exceeded — 6.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 13.3% | 18.3% | 31.7% |
| 4th | 49 | 16.3% | 22.4% | 38.8% |
| 5th | 45 | 22.2% | 22.2% | 44.4% |
| 6th | 48 | 2.1% | 29.2% | 31.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 16.7% | 31.7% | 48.3% |
| 4th | 49 | 18.4% | 28.6% | 46.9% |
| 5th | 45 | 17.8% | 8.9% | 26.7% |
| 6th | 49 | 4.1% | 10.2% | 14.3% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.0