O. B. Whaley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.1% |
| Met Standard | 16.6% |
| Below Standard | 75.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for O. B. Whaley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.1% of students exceeded standard while 16.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 28.2 points below the Evergreen Elementary district average of 36.3%. The 34 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.0% 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.
Students here improve by 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 13.0% | 6.5% | 19.6% |
| 4th | 29 | 6.9% | 17.2% | 24.1% |
| 5th | 40 | 15.0% | 20.0% | 35.0% |
| 6th | 38 | 2.6% | 21.1% | 23.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 10.2% | 16.3% | 26.5% |
| 4th | 31 | 6.5% | 19.4% | 25.8% |
| 5th | 40 | 2.5% | 25.0% | 27.5% |
| 6th | 38 | 7.9% | 7.9% | 15.8% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.8