John Adams Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.3% |
| Met Standard | 19.8% |
| Below Standard | 64.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for John Adams Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.3% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points below the Corona-Norco Unified district average of 23.3%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.7% exceeded — 4.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 16.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 23.9% | 28.2% | 52.1% |
| 4th | 75 | 16.0% | 20.0% | 36.0% |
| 5th | 65 | 23.1% | 21.5% | 44.6% |
| 6th | 84 | 8.3% | 30.9% | 39.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 22.2% | 22.2% | 44.4% |
| 4th | 76 | 6.6% | 18.4% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 65 | 10.8% | 7.7% | 18.5% |
| 6th | 85 | 11.8% | 9.4% | 21.2% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.2