Palmetto Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.6% |
| Met Standard | 16.2% |
| Below Standard | 75.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Palmetto Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Fontana Unified district average of 12.2%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.8% exceeded — 2.3 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 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 14.4% | 18.6% | 33.0% |
| 4th | 88 | 6.8% | 19.3% | 26.1% |
| 5th | 109 | 11.9% | 20.2% | 32.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 6.2% | 21.6% | 27.8% |
| 4th | 90 | 6.7% | 13.3% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 111 | 5.4% | 4.5% | 9.9% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.4