New River Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.0% |
| Met Standard | 22.1% |
| Below Standard | 68.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for New River Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.0% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.8 points below the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.0% exceeded — 12.0 points higher. 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 5.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 9.1% | 25.4% | 34.5% |
| 4th | 49 | 16.3% | 12.2% | 28.6% |
| 5th | 53 | 9.4% | 34.0% | 43.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 55 | 5.5% | 21.8% | 27.3% |
| 4th | 49 | 6.1% | 16.3% | 22.4% |
| 5th | 53 | 7.5% | 22.6% | 30.2% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.6