Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.9% |
| Met Standard | 21.4% |
| Below Standard | 67.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.8 points below the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.6% exceeded — 24.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 15.6% | 15.6% | 31.1% |
| 4th | 49 | 10.2% | 22.4% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 44 | 13.6% | 29.6% | 43.2% |
| 6th | 49 | 16.3% | 26.5% | 42.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 6.7% | 31.1% | 37.8% |
| 4th | 50 | 6.0% | 10.0% | 16.0% |
| 5th | 44 | 6.8% | 22.7% | 29.6% |
| 6th | 50 | 12.0% | 14.0% | 26.0% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.0