Munsey Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.0% |
| Met Standard | 16.4% |
| Below Standard | 77.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Munsey Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.0% of students exceeded standard while 16.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.1% exceeded — 2.1 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 4.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 80 | 12.5% | 15.0% | 27.5% |
| 4th | 87 | 6.9% | 13.8% | 20.7% |
| 5th | 87 | 10.3% | 19.5% | 29.9% |
| 6th | 87 | 10.3% | 25.3% | 35.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 81 | 1.2% | 22.2% | 23.5% |
| 4th | 87 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 13.8% |
| 5th | 89 | 2.3% | 10.1% | 12.4% |
| 6th | 88 | 4.5% | 11.4% | 15.9% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.0