Jim Thorpe Fundamental
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.2% |
| Met Standard | 24.1% |
| Below Standard | 56.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Jim Thorpe Fundamental and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.2% of students exceeded standard while 24.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.1 points above the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. Compared to the 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.7 points higher (vs 13.5% 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 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 129 | 20.2% | 20.2% | 40.3% |
| 4th | 125 | 26.4% | 28.0% | 54.4% |
| 5th | 117 | 18.8% | 29.9% | 48.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 130 | 20.0% | 21.5% | 41.5% |
| 4th | 126 | 16.7% | 27.0% | 43.6% |
| 5th | 117 | 12.8% | 17.9% | 30.8% |
Nearby schools
33 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.9