Juniper Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.7% |
| Met Standard | 14.9% |
| Below Standard | 79.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Juniper Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.7% of students exceeded standard while 14.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.5 points below the Fontana Unified district average of 12.2%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.7% exceeded — 7.0 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 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 5.6% | 18.1% | 23.6% |
| 4th | 76 | 4.0% | 11.8% | 15.8% |
| 5th | 67 | 11.9% | 17.9% | 29.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 2.8% | 22.2% | 25.0% |
| 4th | 78 | 2.6% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
| 5th | 67 | 7.5% | 9.0% | 16.4% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.7