Juarez (Benito) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.2% |
| Met Standard | 24.9% |
| Below Standard | 59.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Juarez (Benito) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.2% of students exceeded standard while 24.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.6 points below the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. The 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.3% exceeded — 13.1 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 13.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 18.2% | 25.0% | 43.2% |
| 4th | 43 | 11.6% | 23.3% | 34.9% |
| 5th | 39 | 17.9% | 23.1% | 41.0% |
| 6th | 42 | 21.4% | 33.3% | 54.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 11.4% | 43.2% | 54.5% |
| 4th | 44 | 11.4% | 20.4% | 31.8% |
| 5th | 39 | 23.1% | 7.7% | 30.8% |
| 6th | 44 | 6.8% | 22.7% | 29.6% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.2