Niemes (John H.) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.6% |
| Met Standard | 25.5% |
| Below Standard | 54.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Niemes (John H.) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.6% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.2 points below the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. The 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.4% exceeded — 6.9 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 15.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 31.3% | 21.2% | 52.5% |
| 4th | 87 | 18.4% | 25.3% | 43.7% |
| 5th | 95 | 16.8% | 27.4% | 44.2% |
| 6th | 77 | 16.9% | 40.3% | 57.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 101 | 28.7% | 22.8% | 51.5% |
| 4th | 87 | 17.2% | 23.0% | 40.2% |
| 5th | 95 | 12.6% | 15.8% | 28.4% |
| 6th | 79 | 13.9% | 29.1% | 43.0% |
Nearby schools
33 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.0