Katherine Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.8% |
| Met Standard | 22.8% |
| Below Standard | 54.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Katherine Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.7 points above the Simi Valley Unified district average of 20.1%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.9 points higher (vs 19.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 13.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 22.9% | 25.7% | 48.6% |
| 4th | 45 | 46.7% | 15.6% | 62.2% |
| 5th | 49 | 14.3% | 24.5% | 38.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 36 | 13.9% | 30.6% | 44.4% |
| 4th | 45 | 26.7% | 26.7% | 53.3% |
| 5th | 49 | 12.2% | 14.3% | 26.5% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.0