Joshua Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.4% |
| Met Standard | 7.5% |
| Below Standard | 91.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "9% proficient" for Joshua Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.4% of students exceeded standard while 7.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Lancaster Elementary district average of 7.3%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 6.1% exceeded — 4.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 46.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 102 | 4.9% | 10.8% | 15.7% |
| 4th | 63 | 1.6% | 7.9% | 9.5% |
| 5th | 101 | 1.0% | 13.9% | 14.8% |
| 6th | 70 | 1.4% | 12.9% | 14.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 102 | 0.0% | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| 4th | 63 | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| 5th | 101 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| 6th | 70 | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.1