Taylor (Bertha) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.2% |
| Met Standard | 21.3% |
| Below Standard | 44.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Taylor (Bertha) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.2% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.4 points above the Oak Grove Elementary district average of 21.8%. Compared to the 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 9.1 points higher (vs 25.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 33.3% | 18.2% | 51.5% |
| 4th | 75 | 34.7% | 17.3% | 52.0% |
| 5th | 68 | 38.2% | 20.6% | 58.8% |
| 6th | 70 | 31.4% | 30.0% | 61.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 31.3% | 29.9% | 61.2% |
| 4th | 75 | 42.7% | 16.0% | 58.7% |
| 5th | 69 | 31.9% | 13.0% | 44.9% |
| 6th | 70 | 30.0% | 25.7% | 55.7% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.2