Mary B. Lewis Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.9% |
| Met Standard | 17.9% |
| Below Standard | 76.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Mary B. Lewis Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.9% of students exceeded standard while 17.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points below the Colton Joint Unified district average of 10.1%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.8% exceeded — 5.9 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 0.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 4.3% | 17.1% | 21.4% |
| 4th | 74 | 9.5% | 18.9% | 28.4% |
| 5th | 84 | 6.0% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 6th | 76 | 9.2% | 31.6% | 40.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 4.3% | 14.3% | 18.6% |
| 4th | 75 | 5.3% | 22.7% | 28.0% |
| 5th | 84 | 2.4% | 4.8% | 7.1% |
| 6th | 78 | 6.4% | 7.7% | 14.1% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.0