Pierpont Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 35.4% |
| Met Standard | 24.9% |
| Below Standard | 39.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Pierpont Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
35.4% of students exceeded standard while 24.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.3 points above the Ventura Unified district average of 19.0%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 21.5 points higher (vs 13.9% average). 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 10.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 30.8% | 20.5% | 51.3% |
| 4th | 59 | 45.8% | 23.7% | 69.5% |
| 5th | 46 | 41.3% | 28.3% | 69.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 7.7% | 43.6% | 51.3% |
| 4th | 60 | 48.3% | 16.7% | 65.0% |
| 5th | 45 | 35.6% | 17.8% | 53.3% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.0