Ione Olson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.0% |
| Met Standard | 23.2% |
| Below Standard | 59.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Ione Olson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.0% of students exceeded standard while 23.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Monterey Peninsula Unified district average of 14.3%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.5 points higher (vs 12.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 25.5% | 21.3% | 46.8% |
| 4th | 46 | 21.7% | 13.0% | 34.8% |
| 5th | 43 | 25.6% | 27.9% | 53.5% |
| 6th | 43 | 9.3% | 23.3% | 32.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 19.1% | 34.0% | 53.2% |
| 4th | 46 | 6.5% | 26.1% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 43 | 13.9% | 18.6% | 32.6% |
| 6th | 43 | 13.9% | 20.9% | 34.9% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.5