Jordan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.5% |
| Met Standard | 26.8% |
| Below Standard | 48.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Jordan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lowell Joint district average of 26.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 25.1% exceeded — about the same. 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 10.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 14.8% | 25.9% | 40.7% |
| 4th | 62 | 32.3% | 27.4% | 59.7% |
| 5th | 59 | 27.1% | 30.5% | 57.6% |
| 6th | 56 | 35.7% | 26.8% | 62.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 11.1% | 31.5% | 42.6% |
| 4th | 64 | 21.9% | 29.7% | 51.6% |
| 5th | 59 | 27.1% | 18.6% | 45.8% |
| 6th | 55 | 25.4% | 23.6% | 49.1% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.0