Joseph Widmer Jr. Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.3% |
| Met Standard | 16.0% |
| Below Standard | 75.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Joseph Widmer Jr. Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.3% of students exceeded standard while 16.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Manteca Unified district average of 8.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.7% 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.
Proficiency drops by 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 113 | 7.1% | 15.9% | 23.0% |
| 4th | 96 | 13.5% | 14.6% | 28.1% |
| 5th | 102 | 7.8% | 18.6% | 26.5% |
| 6th | 96 | 10.4% | 28.1% | 38.5% |
| 7th | 101 | 12.9% | 21.8% | 34.6% |
| 8th | 98 | 7.1% | 26.5% | 33.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 113 | 3.5% | 17.7% | 21.2% |
| 4th | 99 | 9.1% | 14.1% | 23.2% |
| 5th | 102 | 2.0% | 3.9% | 5.9% |
| 6th | 96 | 9.4% | 14.6% | 24.0% |
| 7th | 101 | 5.0% | 7.9% | 12.9% |
| 8th | 100 | 12.0% | 8.0% | 20.0% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.5