Merwin Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.6% |
| Met Standard | 24.1% |
| Below Standard | 58.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Merwin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points below the Covina-Valley Unified district average of 23.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 17.3% 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 16.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 26.9% | 17.9% | 44.8% |
| 4th | 72 | 18.1% | 25.0% | 43.1% |
| 5th | 62 | 14.5% | 35.5% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 22.4% | 37.3% | 59.7% |
| 4th | 73 | 12.3% | 17.8% | 30.1% |
| 5th | 63 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 22.2% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.7