Nelson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.4% |
| Met Standard | 14.2% |
| Below Standard | 77.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Nelson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.4% of students exceeded standard while 14.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.0 points below the Hacienda la Puente Unified district average of 20.4%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.6% exceeded — 7.2 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 8.0 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 | 42 | 16.7% | 11.9% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 37 | 8.1% | 10.8% | 18.9% |
| 5th | 45 | 11.1% | 20.0% | 31.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 44 | 6.8% | 22.7% | 29.6% |
| 4th | 37 | 5.4% | 10.8% | 16.2% |
| 5th | 45 | 2.2% | 8.9% | 11.1% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.8