Palmyra GATE Magnet
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.3% |
| Below Standard | 52.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Palmyra GATE Magnet and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Orange Unified district average of 26.1%. Compared to the 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.5 points higher (vs 17.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 18.0% | 28.0% | 46.0% |
| 4th | 56 | 41.1% | 19.6% | 60.7% |
| 5th | 57 | 24.6% | 22.8% | 47.4% |
| 6th | 48 | 39.6% | 22.9% | 62.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 13.5% | 30.8% | 44.2% |
| 4th | 57 | 24.6% | 28.1% | 52.6% |
| 5th | 57 | 15.8% | 12.3% | 28.1% |
| 6th | 50 | 24.0% | 14.0% | 38.0% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.1