R. D. White Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.1% |
| Met Standard | 28.3% |
| Below Standard | 48.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for R. D. White Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.1% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.3 points below the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.0% exceeded — 2.9 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 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 173 | 20.8% | 26.6% | 47.4% |
| 4th | 159 | 20.8% | 28.3% | 49.1% |
| 5th | 155 | 20.6% | 33.5% | 54.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 174 | 24.1% | 35.6% | 59.8% |
| 4th | 168 | 26.2% | 24.4% | 50.6% |
| 5th | 161 | 26.1% | 21.1% | 47.2% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.4