Shirpser Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.3% |
| Below Standard | 59.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "40% proficient" for Shirpser Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the El Monte City district average of 19.4%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.7% exceeded — 4.7 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 2.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 13.2% | 27.9% | 41.2% |
| 4th | 54 | 24.1% | 11.1% | 35.2% |
| 5th | 46 | 32.6% | 26.1% | 58.7% |
| 6th | 63 | 17.5% | 30.2% | 47.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 14.1% | 33.8% | 47.9% |
| 4th | 57 | 12.3% | 19.3% | 31.6% |
| 5th | 51 | 19.6% | 15.7% | 35.3% |
| 6th | 66 | 12.1% | 13.6% | 25.8% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.7