Ocia A. Peters Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 38.4% |
| Met Standard | 20.6% |
| Below Standard | 41.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Ocia A. Peters Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
38.4% of students exceeded standard while 20.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.5 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 42 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 16.1 points higher (vs 22.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 18.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 50.5% | 14.6% | 65.0% |
| 4th | 150 | 41.3% | 15.3% | 56.7% |
| 5th | 126 | 31.8% | 16.7% | 48.4% |
| 6th | 142 | 38.0% | 34.5% | 72.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 103 | 45.6% | 22.3% | 68.0% |
| 4th | 151 | 35.1% | 17.9% | 53.0% |
| 5th | 126 | 28.6% | 18.3% | 46.8% |
| 6th | 145 | 37.2% | 24.8% | 62.1% |
Nearby schools
42 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.9