Merlinda Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.8% |
| Below Standard | 57.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Merlinda Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points below the West Covina Unified district average of 24.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 20.2% 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.
Students here improve by 5.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 18.2% | 27.3% | 45.5% |
| 4th | 63 | 19.1% | 20.6% | 39.7% |
| 5th | 67 | 23.9% | 28.4% | 52.2% |
| 6th | 45 | 20.0% | 31.1% | 51.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 15.8% | 22.8% | 38.6% |
| 4th | 64 | 15.6% | 12.5% | 28.1% |
| 5th | 69 | 18.8% | 23.2% | 42.0% |
| 6th | 47 | 29.8% | 17.0% | 46.8% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.3