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Ruth Brown Elementary

Palo Verde Unified Blythe Riverside County 92225
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,370 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
628 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
88%
Teachers
26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 68.6%
White 12.7%
Asian 0.3%
Black 12.3%
Other 6.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Ruth Brown Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard4.9%
Met Standard13.0%
Below Standard82.1%

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

% Exceeded Standard
4.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
17.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-15.9pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
29.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
4.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,370
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 66 7.6% 18.2% 10.6% 63.6% 25.8%
4th 55 12.7% 14.6% 18.2% 54.5% 27.3%
5th 66 7.6% 6.1% 25.8% 60.6% 13.6%
6th 44 4.5% 13.6% 29.6% 52.3% 18.2%
7th 55 9.1% 27.3% 23.6% 40.0% 36.4%
8th 56 7.1% 17.9% 28.6% 46.4% 25.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 66 4.5% 18.2% 33.3% 43.9% 22.7%
4th 55 1.8% 18.2% 27.3% 52.7% 20.0%
5th 66 0.0% 3.0% 21.2% 75.8% 3.0%
6th 45 0.0% 4.4% 20.0% 75.6% 4.4%
7th 55 0.0% 9.1% 30.9% 60.0% 9.1%
8th 56 3.6% 5.4% 17.9% 73.2% 8.9%