Orangewood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.7% |
| Met Standard | 22.0% |
| Below Standard | 61.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Orangewood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.7% of students exceeded standard while 22.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.5 points below the West Covina Unified district average of 24.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.1% exceeded — about the same. 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 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 15.5% | 17.5% | 33.0% |
| 4th | 87 | 21.8% | 16.1% | 37.9% |
| 5th | 98 | 18.4% | 31.6% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 13.4% | 27.8% | 41.2% |
| 4th | 87 | 18.4% | 16.1% | 34.5% |
| 5th | 99 | 13.1% | 22.2% | 35.4% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.5