John Marshall Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.3% |
| Met Standard | 29.3% |
| Below Standard | 42.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "58% proficient" for John Marshall Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.3% of students exceeded standard while 29.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. The 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 31.4% exceeded — 3.1 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 17.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 32.4% | 23.5% | 55.9% |
| 4th | 38 | 23.7% | 26.3% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 44 | 31.8% | 20.4% | 52.3% |
| 6th | 49 | 26.5% | 44.9% | 71.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 23.5% | 52.9% | 76.5% |
| 4th | 38 | 23.7% | 26.3% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 44 | 31.8% | 13.6% | 45.5% |
| 6th | 49 | 32.6% | 26.5% | 59.2% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.4