Mark Keppel
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.8% |
| Met Standard | 18.3% |
| Below Standard | 69.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Mark Keppel and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Paramount Unified district average of 13.7%. The 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.2% exceeded — 3.5 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 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 13.2% | 22.1% | 35.3% |
| 4th | 67 | 13.4% | 20.9% | 34.3% |
| 5th | 61 | 16.4% | 24.6% | 41.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 8.8% | 22.1% | 30.9% |
| 4th | 67 | 10.4% | 10.4% | 20.9% |
| 5th | 61 | 8.2% | 9.8% | 18.0% |
Nearby schools
33 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.7