Joe Nightingale Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.1% |
| Met Standard | 23.6% |
| Below Standard | 44.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Joe Nightingale Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.1% of students exceeded standard while 23.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.6 points above the Orcutt Union Elementary district average of 17.5%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 22.0 points higher (vs 10.1% average). 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 23.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 23.9% | 18.5% | 42.4% |
| 4th | 103 | 38.8% | 13.6% | 52.4% |
| 5th | 94 | 43.6% | 31.9% | 75.5% |
| 6th | 106 | 28.3% | 38.7% | 67.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 92 | 20.6% | 25.0% | 45.6% |
| 4th | 103 | 26.2% | 21.4% | 47.6% |
| 5th | 95 | 41.0% | 18.9% | 60.0% |
| 6th | 106 | 34.0% | 20.8% | 54.7% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.6