Karl F. Clemens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.8% |
| Met Standard | 11.5% |
| Below Standard | 82.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Karl F. Clemens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.8% of students exceeded standard while 11.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points below the Wasco Union Elementary district average of 10.0%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.4% exceeded — 5.6 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 16.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 12.2% | 15.8% | 28.1% |
| 4th | 87 | 8.1% | 13.8% | 21.8% |
| 5th | 111 | 2.7% | 13.5% | 16.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 7.0% | 17.4% | 24.4% |
| 4th | 89 | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10.1% |
| 5th | 116 | 0.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.7