Imperial Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.8% |
| Met Standard | 28.2% |
| Below Standard | 43.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Imperial Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.8% of students exceeded standard while 28.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points above the Orange Unified district average of 26.1%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 41.0% exceeded — 12.3 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 24.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 35.4% | 31.3% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 43 | 39.5% | 30.2% | 69.8% |
| 5th | 65 | 13.8% | 33.9% | 47.7% |
| 6th | 49 | 30.6% | 32.6% | 63.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 29.2% | 35.4% | 64.6% |
| 4th | 43 | 32.6% | 30.2% | 62.8% |
| 5th | 65 | 21.5% | 12.3% | 33.9% |
| 6th | 48 | 29.2% | 20.8% | 50.0% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.1