How does Phelan Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Phelan?

Phelan Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 29.1/100, placing it at the 8th percentile statewide. 6% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,420 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Phelan Elementary?

6.4% of students at Phelan Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 21.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Phelan Elementary improving or declining?

Phelan Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Phelan Elementary?

39.1% of students at Phelan Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Phelan Elementary

Snowline Joint Unified Phelan San Bernardino County 92371

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,420 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

695 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

81%

Teachers

30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 69.9%

White 20.0%

Asian 0.7%

Black 0.7%

Other 8.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Phelan Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	6.4%
Met Standard	14.8%
Below Standard	78.8%

Exceeded

6.4%

Met

14.8%

Below

78.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Phelan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.4% of students exceeded standard while 14.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.6 points below the Snowline Joint Unified district average of 12.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.3% 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 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 39.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

6.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

21.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-1.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

39.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,420

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	104	9.6%	8.7%	32.7%	49.0%	18.3%
4th	137	7.3%	18.3%	21.2%	53.3%	25.6%
5th	114	5.3%	23.7%	24.6%	46.5%	28.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	104	4.8%	21.1%	19.2%	54.8%	26.0%
4th	137	5.1%	11.7%	27.0%	56.2%	16.8%
5th	114	6.1%	5.3%	18.4%	70.2%	11.4%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.0

Snowline Academy

Snowline Joint Unified · 0.5 mi

37.0

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