Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.4% |
| Met Standard | 20.6% |
| Below Standard | 67.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.4% of students exceeded standard while 20.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points above the Vallejo City Unified district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.7% 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 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 23.1% | 19.8% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 88 | 9.1% | 15.9% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 99 | 17.2% | 31.3% | 48.5% |
| 6th | 77 | 6.5% | 31.2% | 37.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 13.2% | 18.7% | 31.9% |
| 4th | 88 | 5.7% | 15.9% | 21.6% |
| 5th | 101 | 18.8% | 13.9% | 32.7% |
| 6th | 77 | 5.2% | 18.2% | 23.4% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.6