James A. Whitaker Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.4% |
| Met Standard | 16.4% |
| Below Standard | 74.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for James A. Whitaker Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.4% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.8 points below the Buena Park Elementary district average of 19.2%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.9% exceeded — 13.5 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 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 8.2% | 9.6% | 17.8% |
| 4th | 84 | 9.5% | 19.1% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 97 | 11.3% | 16.5% | 27.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 7.0% | 18.3% | 25.4% |
| 4th | 83 | 8.4% | 21.7% | 30.1% |
| 5th | 97 | 11.3% | 13.4% | 24.7% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.9