Ruth Grimes Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 19.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.4% |
| Below Standard | 55.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Ruth Grimes Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
19.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.7 points above the Colton Joint Unified district average of 10.1%. Compared to the 24 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.3 points higher (vs 11.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 24.2% | 19.8% | 44.0% |
| 4th | 88 | 23.9% | 27.3% | 51.1% |
| 5th | 103 | 16.5% | 28.2% | 44.7% |
| 6th | 85 | 16.5% | 35.3% | 51.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 24.2% | 24.2% | 48.4% |
| 4th | 89 | 15.7% | 27.0% | 42.7% |
| 5th | 105 | 18.1% | 14.3% | 32.4% |
| 6th | 86 | 19.8% | 19.8% | 39.5% |
Nearby schools
24 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.1