James A. Forrest Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.6% |
| Met Standard | 19.5% |
| Below Standard | 69.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for James A. Forrest Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.6% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Wasco Union Elementary district average of 10.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.8% 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 24.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 83 | 25.3% | 15.7% | 41.0% |
| 4th | 86 | 9.3% | 20.9% | 30.2% |
| 5th | 82 | 4.9% | 24.4% | 29.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 83 | 18.1% | 31.3% | 49.4% |
| 4th | 86 | 4.7% | 13.9% | 18.6% |
| 5th | 82 | 1.2% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.4