McSweeny Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.5% |
| Met Standard | 17.6% |
| Below Standard | 71.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for McSweeny Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Hemet Unified district average of 9.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.9% 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 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 146 | 15.1% | 19.2% | 34.3% |
| 4th | 143 | 13.3% | 18.9% | 32.2% |
| 5th | 139 | 14.4% | 24.5% | 38.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 146 | 6.8% | 24.7% | 31.5% |
| 4th | 143 | 8.4% | 13.3% | 21.7% |
| 5th | 139 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 10.1% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.4