Kettering Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 40.8% |
| Met Standard | 31.8% |
| Below Standard | 27.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "73% proficient" for Kettering Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
40.8% of students exceeded standard while 31.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.0 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 45.2% exceeded — 4.4 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 11.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 50.0% | 23.9% | 73.9% |
| 4th | 44 | 54.5% | 20.4% | 75.0% |
| 5th | 45 | 28.9% | 40.0% | 68.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 34.8% | 41.3% | 76.1% |
| 4th | 44 | 52.3% | 31.8% | 84.1% |
| 5th | 45 | 24.4% | 33.3% | 57.8% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.0