Loyal Barker Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 54.7% |
| Met Standard | 28.5% |
| Below Standard | 16.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Loyal Barker Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
54.7% of students exceeded standard while 28.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 33.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 25.8 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 26.8 points higher (vs 27.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 10.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 67.7% | 17.6% | 85.3% |
| 4th | 53 | 67.9% | 20.8% | 88.7% |
| 5th | 79 | 45.6% | 40.5% | 86.1% |
| 6th | 60 | 58.3% | 30.0% | 88.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 55.9% | 30.9% | 86.8% |
| 4th | 53 | 56.6% | 30.2% | 86.8% |
| 5th | 79 | 35.4% | 30.4% | 65.8% |
| 6th | 60 | 51.7% | 26.7% | 78.3% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.7