Orange Grove Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.4% |
| Met Standard | 23.3% |
| Below Standard | 65.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Orange Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.4% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.5 points below the Whittier City district average of 20.9%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.3% 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 8.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 6.4% | 21.3% | 27.7% |
| 4th | 52 | 15.4% | 21.1% | 36.5% |
| 5th | 59 | 15.3% | 25.4% | 40.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 2.1% | 27.1% | 29.2% |
| 4th | 52 | 17.3% | 23.1% | 40.4% |
| 5th | 60 | 11.7% | 21.7% | 33.3% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.2