Rowland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.7% |
| Met Standard | 13.6% |
| Below Standard | 80.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Rowland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.7% of students exceeded standard while 13.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.0 points below the Rowland Unified district average of 16.7%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 21.7% exceeded — 16.0 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 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 8.3% | 18.8% | 27.1% |
| 4th | 53 | 3.8% | 5.7% | 9.4% |
| 5th | 60 | 5.0% | 21.7% | 26.7% |
| 6th | 63 | 6.3% | 19.1% | 25.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 7.8% | 15.7% | 23.5% |
| 4th | 60 | 5.0% | 6.7% | 11.7% |
| 5th | 61 | 6.6% | 8.2% | 14.8% |
| 6th | 67 | 3.0% | 13.4% | 16.4% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.6