Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 32.6% |
| Met Standard | 30.7% |
| Below Standard | 36.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
32.6% of students exceeded standard while 30.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.9 points above the Chula Vista Elementary district average of 24.7%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.0% exceeded — 2.4 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 4.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 31.5% | 29.6% | 61.1% |
| 4th | 53 | 26.4% | 30.2% | 56.6% |
| 5th | 71 | 39.4% | 29.6% | 69.0% |
| 6th | 68 | 26.5% | 45.6% | 72.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 25.9% | 40.7% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 53 | 34.0% | 28.3% | 62.3% |
| 5th | 71 | 31.0% | 19.7% | 50.7% |
| 6th | 68 | 45.6% | 22.1% | 67.7% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 60.1