Poplar Avenue Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.9% |
| Met Standard | 19.0% |
| Below Standard | 70.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Poplar Avenue Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.9% of students exceeded standard while 19.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Thermalito Union Elementary district average of 9.2%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.9 points higher (vs 8.0% 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 6.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 7.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 10.6% | 21.3% | 31.9% |
| 4th | 59 | 6.8% | 11.9% | 18.6% |
| 5th | 48 | 12.5% | 29.2% | 41.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 10.6% | 23.4% | 34.0% |
| 4th | 59 | 8.5% | 8.5% | 16.9% |
| 5th | 48 | 16.7% | 20.8% | 37.5% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.4