Leo G. Pauly Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.7% |
| Met Standard | 18.3% |
| Below Standard | 74.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "26% proficient" for Leo G. Pauly Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.7% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.1% exceeded — 2.4 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 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 7.8% | 21.1% | 28.9% |
| 4th | 84 | 9.5% | 17.9% | 27.4% |
| 5th | 85 | 14.1% | 30.6% | 44.7% |
| 6th | 108 | 6.5% | 22.2% | 28.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 7.8% | 15.6% | 23.3% |
| 4th | 85 | 0.0% | 16.5% | 16.5% |
| 5th | 85 | 10.6% | 17.6% | 28.2% |
| 6th | 109 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 11.0% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.6