Mt. Vernon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.6% |
| Met Standard | 10.1% |
| Below Standard | 86.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Mt. Vernon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.6% of students exceeded standard while 10.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.4 points below the San Bernardino City Unified district average of 10.0%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.5% exceeded — 4.9 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 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 6.3% | 12.7% | 19.0% |
| 4th | 70 | 2.9% | 15.7% | 18.6% |
| 5th | 70 | 8.6% | 11.4% | 20.0% |
| 6th | 42 | 0.0% | 9.5% | 9.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 6.3% | 16.5% | 22.8% |
| 4th | 70 | 1.4% | 4.3% | 5.7% |
| 5th | 70 | 1.4% | 4.3% | 5.7% |
| 6th | 65 | 1.5% | 6.2% | 7.7% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.2