Ord Terrace Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.3% |
| Met Standard | 18.6% |
| Below Standard | 72.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Ord Terrace Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.3% of students exceeded standard while 18.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points below the Monterey Peninsula Unified district average of 14.3%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.3% 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.
Proficiency drops by 16.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 10.6% | 25.5% | 36.2% |
| 4th | 51 | 9.8% | 17.6% | 27.4% |
| 5th | 46 | 2.2% | 19.6% | 21.7% |
| 6th | 61 | 13.1% | 29.5% | 42.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 5.9% | 27.4% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 51 | 7.8% | 7.8% | 15.7% |
| 5th | 47 | 8.5% | 6.4% | 14.9% |
| 6th | 62 | 16.1% | 14.5% | 30.6% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.9