Kit Carson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.2% |
| Met Standard | 19.5% |
| Below Standard | 73.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Kit Carson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.2% of students exceeded standard while 19.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Kit Carson Union Elementary district average of 6.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 0.0% | 21.4% | 21.4% |
| 4th | 34 | 8.8% | 23.5% | 32.4% |
| 5th | 42 | 14.3% | 16.7% | 30.9% |
| 6th | 31 | 9.7% | 3.2% | 12.9% |
| 7th | 54 | 22.2% | 31.5% | 53.7% |
| 8th | 38 | 7.9% | 34.2% | 42.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 34 | 5.9% | 17.6% | 23.5% |
| 5th | 43 | 4.7% | 9.3% | 13.9% |
| 6th | 31 | 3.2% | 6.5% | 9.7% |
| 7th | 54 | 5.6% | 24.1% | 29.6% |
| 8th | 38 | 2.6% | 15.8% | 18.4% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.7