Kingsley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.8% |
| Met Standard | 22.9% |
| Below Standard | 64.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Kingsley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.8% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.5 points below the Ontario-Montclair district average of 17.3%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.3% exceeded — 7.5 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 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 14.9% | 21.3% | 36.2% |
| 4th | 92 | 18.5% | 27.2% | 45.6% |
| 5th | 73 | 16.4% | 30.1% | 46.6% |
| 6th | 73 | 13.7% | 28.8% | 42.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 8.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% |
| 4th | 91 | 7.7% | 26.4% | 34.1% |
| 5th | 74 | 17.6% | 6.8% | 24.3% |
| 6th | 74 | 5.4% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.3