Morningside Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.7% |
| Below Standard | 36.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Morningside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.5 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 43 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.1 points higher (vs 26.3% average). 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 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 30.2% | 13.9% | 44.2% |
| 4th | 56 | 37.5% | 23.2% | 60.7% |
| 5th | 55 | 36.4% | 21.8% | 58.2% |
| 6th | 76 | 38.2% | 42.1% | 80.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 27.9% | 30.2% | 58.1% |
| 4th | 56 | 30.4% | 41.1% | 71.4% |
| 5th | 55 | 41.8% | 9.1% | 50.9% |
| 6th | 76 | 47.4% | 30.3% | 77.6% |
Nearby schools
43 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.1