Philadelphia Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.0% |
| Met Standard | 15.3% |
| Below Standard | 75.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Philadelphia Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.0% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points below the Pomona Unified district average of 12.1%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.5% exceeded — 8.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 13.0% | 5.2% | 18.2% |
| 4th | 73 | 8.2% | 16.4% | 24.7% |
| 5th | 79 | 11.4% | 16.5% | 27.9% |
| 6th | 77 | 13.0% | 27.3% | 40.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 3.9% | 14.1% | 17.9% |
| 4th | 74 | 8.1% | 13.5% | 21.6% |
| 5th | 80 | 3.8% | 13.8% | 17.5% |
| 6th | 77 | 10.4% | 15.6% | 26.0% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.4