Poplar Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.8% |
| Met Standard | 19.7% |
| Below Standard | 67.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Poplar Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fontana Unified district average of 12.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.3% 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.
Students here improve by 1.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 12.7% | 22.2% | 34.9% |
| 4th | 54 | 14.8% | 20.4% | 35.2% |
| 5th | 67 | 19.4% | 25.4% | 44.8% |
| 6th | 65 | 15.4% | 23.1% | 38.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 7.9% | 19.1% | 27.0% |
| 4th | 55 | 12.7% | 20.0% | 32.7% |
| 5th | 67 | 10.4% | 10.4% | 20.9% |
| 6th | 65 | 9.2% | 16.9% | 26.1% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.5