Melrose Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.9% |
| Met Standard | 18.3% |
| Below Standard | 72.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Melrose Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 28.8 points below the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 37.7%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.0% exceeded — 14.1 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 21.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 8.5% | 2.1% | 10.6% |
| 4th | 55 | 10.9% | 18.2% | 29.1% |
| 5th | 64 | 12.5% | 29.7% | 42.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 6.4% | 14.9% | 21.3% |
| 4th | 56 | 5.4% | 21.4% | 26.8% |
| 5th | 63 | 9.5% | 22.2% | 31.8% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.5