Searles Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.1% |
| Met Standard | 19.2% |
| Below Standard | 70.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Searles Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.1% of students exceeded standard while 19.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.7 points below the New Haven Unified district average of 24.8%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.3% exceeded — 25.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 11.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 127 | 8.7% | 14.2% | 22.8% |
| 4th | 109 | 11.0% | 25.7% | 36.7% |
| 5th | 108 | 17.6% | 26.9% | 44.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 130 | 8.5% | 17.7% | 26.1% |
| 4th | 115 | 5.2% | 13.9% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 109 | 10.1% | 17.4% | 27.5% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.8