Orchard Dale Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.8% |
| Met Standard | 27.3% |
| Below Standard | 52.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Orchard Dale Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.8% of students exceeded standard while 27.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.6 points below the East Whittier City Elementary district average of 26.3%. The 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.7% exceeded — 3.9 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 7.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
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 | 75 | 14.7% | 36.0% | 50.7% |
| 4th | 66 | 27.3% | 21.2% | 48.5% |
| 5th | 84 | 33.3% | 27.4% | 60.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 9.3% | 29.3% | 38.7% |
| 4th | 66 | 12.1% | 28.8% | 40.9% |
| 5th | 84 | 21.4% | 21.4% | 42.9% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.6