Mt. Vernon Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.7% |
| Met Standard | 9.5% |
| Below Standard | 86.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "13% proficient" for Mt. Vernon Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.7% of students exceeded standard while 9.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 7.0% exceeded — 3.2 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 15.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 10.1% | 15.2% | 25.3% |
| 4th | 83 | 1.2% | 9.6% | 10.8% |
| 5th | 95 | 4.2% | 10.5% | 14.7% |
| 6th | 111 | 5.4% | 11.7% | 17.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 6.2% | 16.1% | 22.2% |
| 4th | 84 | 1.2% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 5th | 96 | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 6th | 114 | 1.8% | 7.9% | 9.7% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.2