Nancy Cory Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.5% |
| Met Standard | 21.3% |
| Below Standard | 67.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Nancy Cory Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.3 points above the Lancaster Elementary district average of 7.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.5% 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.
Proficiency drops by 10.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 118 | 12.7% | 25.4% | 38.1% |
| 4th | 106 | 21.7% | 26.4% | 48.1% |
| 5th | 146 | 8.9% | 26.0% | 34.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 11.1% | 21.4% | 32.5% |
| 4th | 106 | 12.3% | 17.9% | 30.2% |
| 5th | 145 | 3.5% | 11.0% | 14.5% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.2