Montebello Gardens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.2% |
| Met Standard | 23.6% |
| Below Standard | 48.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Montebello Gardens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.6 points above the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.2 points higher (vs 18.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 37.5% | 17.5% | 55.0% |
| 4th | 31 | 32.3% | 16.1% | 48.4% |
| 5th | 34 | 11.8% | 35.3% | 47.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 20.0% | 32.5% | 52.5% |
| 4th | 31 | 35.5% | 19.4% | 54.8% |
| 5th | 34 | 32.4% | 20.6% | 52.9% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.5