Ruth Brown Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.9% |
| Met Standard | 13.0% |
| Below Standard | 82.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Ruth Brown Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.9% of students exceeded standard while 13.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Palo Verde Unified district average of 4.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 4.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 15.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 7.6% | 18.2% | 25.8% |
| 4th | 55 | 12.7% | 14.6% | 27.3% |
| 5th | 66 | 7.6% | 6.1% | 13.6% |
| 6th | 44 | 4.5% | 13.6% | 18.2% |
| 7th | 55 | 9.1% | 27.3% | 36.4% |
| 8th | 56 | 7.1% | 17.9% | 25.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 4.5% | 18.2% | 22.7% |
| 4th | 55 | 1.8% | 18.2% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 66 | 0.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| 6th | 45 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| 7th | 55 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 8th | 56 | 3.6% | 5.4% | 8.9% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 28.0