Irene B. West Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 60.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Irene B. West Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.0 points below the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.3% 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 135 | 19.3% | 23.0% | 42.2% |
| 4th | 134 | 21.6% | 17.2% | 38.8% |
| 5th | 139 | 21.6% | 24.5% | 46.0% |
| 6th | 172 | 11.1% | 28.5% | 39.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 137 | 14.6% | 24.8% | 39.4% |
| 4th | 135 | 19.3% | 23.7% | 43.0% |
| 5th | 139 | 20.9% | 13.7% | 34.5% |
| 6th | 172 | 14.5% | 16.9% | 31.4% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.3