Miller (Isaac) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.2% |
| Met Standard | 16.2% |
| Below Standard | 78.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Miller (Isaac) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.2% of students exceeded standard while 16.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.7% 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 6.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 116 | 6.0% | 18.1% | 24.1% |
| 4th | 109 | 7.3% | 14.7% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 112 | 7.1% | 19.6% | 26.8% |
| 6th | 96 | 3.1% | 19.8% | 22.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 5.1% | 22.2% | 27.4% |
| 4th | 116 | 4.3% | 17.2% | 21.6% |
| 5th | 113 | 4.4% | 7.1% | 11.5% |
| 6th | 97 | 4.1% | 10.3% | 14.4% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.5