Northwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.0% |
| Met Standard | 26.7% |
| Below Standard | 37.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "63% proficient" for Northwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.0% of students exceeded standard while 26.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.0 points below the Irvine Unified district average of 47.0%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 47.5% exceeded — 11.5 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 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 35.7% | 15.7% | 51.4% |
| 4th | 68 | 33.8% | 25.0% | 58.8% |
| 5th | 67 | 43.3% | 31.3% | 74.6% |
| 6th | 83 | 28.9% | 39.8% | 68.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 26.8% | 35.2% | 62.0% |
| 4th | 69 | 40.6% | 24.6% | 65.2% |
| 5th | 68 | 27.9% | 25.0% | 52.9% |
| 6th | 93 | 50.5% | 17.2% | 67.7% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.4