John J. Montgomery Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.9% |
| Met Standard | 22.2% |
| Below Standard | 62.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for John J. Montgomery Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 21.4 points below the Evergreen Elementary district average of 36.3%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.1% exceeded — 7.2 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 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 15.5% | 25.9% | 41.4% |
| 4th | 74 | 16.2% | 24.3% | 40.5% |
| 5th | 74 | 17.6% | 24.3% | 41.9% |
| 6th | 82 | 18.3% | 32.9% | 51.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 10.3% | 25.9% | 36.2% |
| 4th | 73 | 12.3% | 23.3% | 35.6% |
| 5th | 74 | 9.5% | 8.1% | 17.6% |
| 6th | 83 | 19.3% | 13.3% | 32.5% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.0