Railway Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.9% |
| Met Standard | 15.4% |
| Below Standard | 79.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Railway Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.9% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Perris Elementary district average of 8.9%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.0% exceeded — 5.2 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 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 112 | 3.6% | 13.4% | 17.0% |
| 4th | 91 | 6.6% | 16.5% | 23.1% |
| 5th | 102 | 6.9% | 25.5% | 32.4% |
| 6th | 105 | 2.9% | 23.8% | 26.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 114 | 3.5% | 15.8% | 19.3% |
| 4th | 92 | 3.3% | 8.7% | 12.0% |
| 5th | 103 | 7.8% | 12.6% | 20.4% |
| 6th | 108 | 4.6% | 6.5% | 11.1% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.1