How does Joshua Cowell Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Manteca?

Joshua Cowell Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 30.0/100, placing it at the 10th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,826 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Joshua Cowell Elementary?

5.2% of students at Joshua Cowell Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 20.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Joshua Cowell Elementary improving or declining?

Joshua Cowell Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 12.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Joshua Cowell Elementary?

25.0% of students at Joshua Cowell Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Joshua Cowell Elementary

Manteca Unified Manteca San Joaquin County 95336

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,826 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

714 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

68%

Teachers

30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 51.4%

White 16.9%

Asian 16.0%

Black 4.5%

Other 11.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Joshua Cowell Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.2%
Met Standard	15.2%
Below Standard	79.6%

Exceeded

5.2%

Met

15.2%

Below

79.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Joshua Cowell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.2% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.0 points below the Manteca Unified district average of 8.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.8% 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 12.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 25.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

5.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

20.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-12.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

25.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,826

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	84	2.4%	17.9%	29.8%	50.0%	20.2%
4th	84	4.8%	11.9%	16.7%	66.7%	16.7%
5th	83	2.4%	16.9%	27.7%	53.0%	19.3%
6th	73	6.8%	11.0%	38.4%	43.8%	17.8%
7th	68	2.9%	33.8%	19.1%	44.1%	36.8%
8th	64	7.8%	26.6%	37.5%	28.1%	34.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	84	10.7%	22.6%	23.8%	42.9%	33.3%
4th	84	3.6%	13.1%	36.9%	46.4%	16.7%
5th	83	4.8%	3.6%	27.7%	63.9%	8.4%
6th	73	5.5%	11.0%	23.3%	60.3%	16.4%
7th	68	4.4%	8.8%	23.5%	63.2%	13.2%
8th	65	6.2%	6.2%	30.8%	56.9%	12.3%