How does Margaret White Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Blythe?

Margaret White Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 27.7/100, placing it at the 6th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,352 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Margaret White Elementary?

4.6% of students at Margaret White Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 18.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Margaret White Elementary improving or declining?

Margaret White Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 10.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Margaret White Elementary?

23.0% of students at Margaret White Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Margaret White Elementary

Palo Verde Unified Blythe Riverside County 92225

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,352 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

609 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

77%

Teachers

26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 74.9%

White 14.1%

Asian 0.2%

Black 8.1%

Other 2.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Margaret White Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.6%
Met Standard	13.7%
Below Standard	81.7%

Exceeded

4.6%

Met

13.7%

Below

81.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Margaret White Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.6% of students exceeded standard while 13.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Palo Verde Unified district average of 4.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.0% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 10.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

4.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

18.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-10.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

23.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,352

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	60	10.0%	11.7%	23.3%	55.0%	21.7%
4th	46	2.2%	10.9%	10.9%	76.1%	13.0%
5th	58	6.9%	8.6%	29.3%	55.2%	15.5%
6th	61	4.9%	22.9%	29.5%	42.6%	27.9%
7th	56	1.8%	28.6%	12.5%	57.1%	30.4%
8th	59	6.8%	18.6%	32.2%	42.4%	25.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	60	5.0%	21.7%	21.7%	51.7%	26.7%
4th	45	0.0%	11.1%	24.4%	64.4%	11.1%
5th	59	1.7%	10.2%	16.9%	71.2%	11.9%
6th	60	5.0%	3.3%	26.7%	65.0%	8.3%
7th	54	7.4%	7.4%	24.1%	61.1%	14.8%
8th	58	3.5%	8.6%	22.4%	65.5%	12.1%

Nearby schools

2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 27.3

Felix J. Appleby Elementary

Palo Verde Unified · 1.4 mi

28.3

Ruth Brown Elementary

Palo Verde Unified · 0.7 mi

26.3

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