Magnolia Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.1% |
| Met Standard | 16.1% |
| Below Standard | 71.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Magnolia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.1% of students exceeded standard while 16.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Azusa Unified district average of 11.2%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.5% exceeded — 6.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 11.3% | 15.1% | 26.4% |
| 4th | 54 | 11.1% | 14.8% | 25.9% |
| 5th | 61 | 13.1% | 21.3% | 34.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 13.0% | 20.4% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 54 | 13.0% | 18.5% | 31.5% |
| 5th | 62 | 11.3% | 6.5% | 17.7% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.6