Myford Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 44.7% |
| Met Standard | 25.7% |
| Below Standard | 29.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Myford Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
44.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 23.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.4 points above the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 44.0% exceeded — about the same. 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 3.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 36.2% | 29.3% | 65.5% |
| 4th | 79 | 44.3% | 26.6% | 70.9% |
| 5th | 97 | 48.5% | 26.8% | 75.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 43.1% | 27.6% | 70.7% |
| 4th | 80 | 48.8% | 23.8% | 72.5% |
| 5th | 97 | 46.4% | 20.6% | 67.0% |
Nearby schools
23 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.0