Morse Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 26.8% |
| Met Standard | 25.3% |
| Below Standard | 47.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "52% proficient" for Morse Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
26.8% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.9 points below the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified district average of 37.7%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.8% exceeded — 7.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 29.4% | 13.7% | 43.1% |
| 4th | 39 | 53.9% | 23.1% | 76.9% |
| 5th | 46 | 23.9% | 23.9% | 47.8% |
| 6th | 57 | 15.8% | 42.1% | 57.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 20.8% | 22.6% | 43.4% |
| 4th | 39 | 28.2% | 38.5% | 66.7% |
| 5th | 46 | 19.6% | 17.4% | 37.0% |
| 6th | 57 | 24.6% | 21.1% | 45.6% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.0