Joshua Tree Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.3% |
| Met Standard | 19.0% |
| Below Standard | 74.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Joshua Tree Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.3% of students exceeded standard while 19.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.3 points below the Morongo Unified district average of 12.6%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.5% exceeded — 14.3 points higher. 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 0.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 38.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 17.6% | 11.8% | 29.4% |
| 4th | 37 | 5.4% | 24.3% | 29.7% |
| 5th | 30 | 10.0% | 33.3% | 43.3% |
| 6th | 36 | 11.1% | 25.0% | 36.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 0.0% | 23.5% | 23.5% |
| 4th | 37 | 2.7% | 18.9% | 21.6% |
| 5th | 30 | 3.3% | 6.7% | 10.0% |
| 6th | 36 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.9