Orangethorpe Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.0% |
| Below Standard | 68.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Orangethorpe Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.5 points below the Fullerton Elementary district average of 28.8%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.7% exceeded — 8.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 14.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 9.5% | 31.8% | 41.3% |
| 4th | 43 | 11.6% | 25.6% | 37.2% |
| 5th | 74 | 12.2% | 23.0% | 35.1% |
| 6th | 66 | 9.1% | 28.8% | 37.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 12.5% | 28.1% | 40.6% |
| 4th | 43 | 9.3% | 13.9% | 23.3% |
| 5th | 75 | 12.0% | 5.3% | 17.3% |
| 6th | 66 | 6.1% | 12.1% | 18.2% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.8