Kennedy Gardens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.5% |
| Met Standard | 12.7% |
| Below Standard | 82.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Kennedy Gardens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.5% of students exceeded standard while 12.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points below the Calexico Unified district average of 7.1%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.5% exceeded — 3.0 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 5.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 48.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 8.1% | 8.1% | 16.1% |
| 4th | 66 | 1.5% | 10.6% | 12.1% |
| 5th | 70 | 7.1% | 20.0% | 27.1% |
| 6th | 68 | 4.4% | 16.2% | 20.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 3.2% | 16.1% | 19.4% |
| 4th | 66 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 12.1% |
| 5th | 70 | 4.3% | 15.7% | 20.0% |
| 6th | 68 | 1.5% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 30.2