Suva Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.4% |
| Met Standard | 15.0% |
| Below Standard | 80.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "19% proficient" for Suva Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.4% of students exceeded standard while 15.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.2 points below the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.3% exceeded — 11.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 7.8% | 14.4% | 22.2% |
| 4th | 97 | 3.1% | 11.3% | 14.4% |
| 5th | 87 | 2.3% | 24.1% | 26.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 10.2% | 13.6% | 23.9% |
| 4th | 96 | 1.0% | 14.6% | 15.6% |
| 5th | 90 | 2.2% | 12.2% | 14.4% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.6