Olita Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.1% |
| Met Standard | 27.5% |
| Below Standard | 57.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Olita Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.1% of students exceeded standard while 27.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.1 points below the Lowell Joint district average of 26.2%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.0% exceeded — 12.9 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 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 19.2% | 23.1% | 42.3% |
| 4th | 61 | 14.8% | 21.3% | 36.1% |
| 5th | 61 | 18.0% | 32.8% | 50.8% |
| 6th | 63 | 6.3% | 34.9% | 41.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 19.2% | 26.9% | 46.1% |
| 4th | 61 | 11.5% | 24.6% | 36.1% |
| 5th | 62 | 17.7% | 29.0% | 46.8% |
| 6th | 63 | 14.3% | 27.0% | 41.3% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.4