Marengo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 66.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.9% |
| Below Standard | 11.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "89% proficient" for Marengo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
66.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 45.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.2 points above the South Pasadena Unified district average of 59.6%. Compared to the 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 38.2 points higher (vs 28.6% 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 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 113 | 67.3% | 22.1% | 89.4% |
| 4th | 135 | 63.0% | 24.4% | 87.4% |
| 5th | 145 | 61.4% | 24.8% | 86.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 114 | 71.9% | 21.9% | 93.9% |
| 4th | 137 | 70.8% | 19.0% | 89.8% |
| 5th | 145 | 66.9% | 19.3% | 86.2% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.2