Rice (William) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.5% |
| Met Standard | 11.7% |
| Below Standard | 83.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Rice (William) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.5% of students exceeded standard while 11.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points below the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 6.8% exceeded — 2.3 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 11.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 10.3% | 9.4% | 19.7% |
| 4th | 108 | 4.6% | 8.3% | 13.0% |
| 5th | 116 | 2.6% | 11.2% | 13.8% |
| 6th | 117 | 3.4% | 22.2% | 25.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 116 | 6.0% | 18.1% | 24.1% |
| 4th | 112 | 1.8% | 11.6% | 13.4% |
| 5th | 118 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 6th | 120 | 4.2% | 9.2% | 13.3% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.7