John Dolland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.3% |
| Below Standard | 49.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for John Dolland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points above the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.9% exceeded — 2.5 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 23.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 30.8% | 28.6% | 59.3% |
| 4th | 89 | 21.4% | 24.7% | 46.1% |
| 5th | 97 | 14.4% | 35.0% | 49.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 46.1% | 23.1% | 69.2% |
| 4th | 88 | 22.7% | 25.0% | 47.7% |
| 5th | 97 | 11.3% | 21.6% | 33.0% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.5