T. L. Whitehead Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.3% |
| Met Standard | 12.4% |
| Below Standard | 85.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for T. L. Whitehead Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.3% of students exceeded standard while 12.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.4 points below the Woodland Joint Unified district average of 13.7%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.6% exceeded — 9.3 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 2.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 2.2% | 10.9% | 13.0% |
| 4th | 50 | 4.0% | 10.0% | 14.0% |
| 5th | 39 | 2.6% | 17.9% | 20.5% |
| 6th | 41 | 0.0% | 21.9% | 21.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 2.1% | 17.0% | 19.1% |
| 4th | 50 | 0.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| 5th | 39 | 2.6% | 5.1% | 7.7% |
| 6th | 42 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.1