J. H. McGaugh Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.5% |
| Met Standard | 28.7% |
| Below Standard | 35.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for J. H. McGaugh Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.5% of students exceeded standard while 28.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.1 points below the Los Alamitos Unified district average of 49.6%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 47.6% exceeded — 12.1 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 2.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
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 | 115 | 34.8% | 26.1% | 60.9% |
| 4th | 123 | 43.1% | 24.4% | 67.5% |
| 5th | 111 | 36.9% | 33.3% | 70.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 115 | 31.3% | 30.4% | 61.7% |
| 4th | 122 | 36.9% | 30.3% | 67.2% |
| 5th | 113 | 30.1% | 27.4% | 57.5% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.5