Ramona Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.4% |
| Met Standard | 15.1% |
| Below Standard | 76.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Ramona Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.4% of students exceeded standard while 15.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.3 points below the Bellflower Unified district average of 16.8%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.2% exceeded — 9.8 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 10.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 10.1% | 17.7% | 27.9% |
| 4th | 61 | 14.8% | 13.1% | 27.9% |
| 5th | 59 | 8.5% | 11.9% | 20.3% |
| 6th | 59 | 8.5% | 22.0% | 30.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 8.9% | 13.9% | 22.8% |
| 4th | 62 | 6.5% | 14.5% | 21.0% |
| 5th | 59 | 0.0% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 6th | 59 | 10.2% | 16.9% | 27.1% |
Nearby schools
31 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.2