Sulphur Springs Community Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.4% |
| Met Standard | 22.7% |
| Below Standard | 52.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Sulphur Springs Community Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.4% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.9 points above the Sulphur Springs Union district average of 22.4%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 23.4% 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 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 28.2% | 23.1% | 51.3% |
| 4th | 73 | 34.3% | 21.9% | 56.2% |
| 5th | 91 | 20.9% | 30.8% | 51.6% |
| 6th | 56 | 28.6% | 35.7% | 64.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 19.2% | 28.2% | 47.4% |
| 4th | 74 | 23.0% | 16.2% | 39.2% |
| 5th | 91 | 20.9% | 9.9% | 30.8% |
| 6th | 56 | 28.6% | 16.1% | 44.6% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.7