Longley Way Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 37.4% |
| Met Standard | 29.1% |
| Below Standard | 33.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Longley Way Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
37.4% of students exceeded standard while 29.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points below the Arcadia Unified district average of 42.5%. Compared to the 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.3 points higher (vs 27.0% average). 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 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 0.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 32.9% | 24.7% | 57.5% |
| 4th | 90 | 47.8% | 22.2% | 70.0% |
| 5th | 86 | 30.2% | 37.2% | 67.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 37.7% | 28.6% | 66.2% |
| 4th | 96 | 39.6% | 31.3% | 70.8% |
| 5th | 95 | 35.8% | 30.5% | 66.3% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.6