Phil D. Swing Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.9% |
| Met Standard | 20.6% |
| Below Standard | 68.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Phil D. Swing Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.9% of students exceeded standard while 20.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Brawley Elementary district average of 12.9%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.5% exceeded — 2.6 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 8.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 112 | 10.7% | 17.0% | 27.7% |
| 4th | 130 | 16.9% | 22.3% | 39.2% |
| 5th | 127 | 11.0% | 19.7% | 30.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 113 | 10.6% | 23.9% | 34.5% |
| 4th | 130 | 10.0% | 32.3% | 42.3% |
| 5th | 129 | 6.2% | 8.5% | 14.7% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.1