Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 21.9% |
| Met Standard | 27.3% |
| Below Standard | 50.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Mamie L. Northcutt Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
21.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.1 points below the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. The 35 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.7% exceeded — 3.9 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 2.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 22.0% | 18.0% | 40.0% |
| 4th | 54 | 27.8% | 27.8% | 55.6% |
| 5th | 60 | 20.0% | 33.3% | 53.3% |
| 6th | 49 | 24.5% | 32.6% | 57.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 12.0% | 34.0% | 46.0% |
| 4th | 54 | 16.7% | 29.6% | 46.3% |
| 5th | 60 | 11.7% | 26.7% | 38.3% |
| 6th | 49 | 40.8% | 16.3% | 57.1% |
Nearby schools
35 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.2