Merle S. Casey Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.4% |
| Below Standard | 77.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Merle S. Casey Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points below the Rialto Unified district average of 12.8%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.0% exceeded — 4.3 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 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 10.6% | 16.5% | 27.1% |
| 4th | 81 | 9.9% | 16.1% | 25.9% |
| 5th | 79 | 6.3% | 21.5% | 27.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 10.2% | 17.1% | 27.3% |
| 4th | 80 | 1.3% | 12.5% | 13.8% |
| 5th | 82 | 7.3% | 8.5% | 15.8% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.1