Maude B. Davis Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 47.3% |
| Met Standard | 28.6% |
| Below Standard | 24.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Maude B. Davis Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
47.3% of students exceeded standard while 28.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 26.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.3 points above the Newport-Mesa Unified district average of 32.0%. Compared to the 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 26.4 points higher (vs 20.9% 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 17.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 62.3% | 22.1% | 84.4% |
| 4th | 78 | 53.9% | 26.9% | 80.8% |
| 5th | 84 | 45.2% | 25.0% | 70.2% |
| 6th | 80 | 36.3% | 43.8% | 80.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 55.8% | 26.0% | 81.8% |
| 4th | 78 | 35.9% | 43.6% | 79.5% |
| 5th | 84 | 45.2% | 16.7% | 61.9% |
| 6th | 80 | 43.8% | 25.0% | 68.8% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.0