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John Murdy Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,518 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
673 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
77%
Teachers
27 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 13.5%
White 2.4%
Asian 78.2%
Other 5.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Murdy Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard41.9%
Met Standard28.7%
Below Standard29.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for John Murdy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

41.9% of students exceeded standard while 28.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.0 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 40 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.1 points higher (vs 28.9% 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 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
41.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
70.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+13.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
7.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,518
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 91 31.9% 25.3% 27.5% 15.4% 57.1%
4th 102 45.1% 25.5% 15.7% 13.7% 70.6%
5th 84 50.0% 35.7% 9.5% 4.8% 85.7%
6th 102 41.2% 33.3% 13.7% 11.8% 74.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 91 31.9% 35.2% 18.7% 14.3% 67.0%
4th 102 36.3% 34.3% 20.6% 8.8% 70.6%
5th 85 48.2% 17.6% 23.5% 10.6% 65.9%
6th 102 51.0% 22.6% 15.7% 10.8% 73.5%