Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.9% |
| Met Standard | 14.4% |
| Below Standard | 78.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Taylor (Ida Redmond) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.9% of students exceeded standard while 14.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Maria-Bonita district average of 6.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.4% 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 2.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 93 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 17.2% |
| 4th | 118 | 10.2% | 16.1% | 26.3% |
| 5th | 121 | 5.8% | 14.9% | 20.7% |
| 6th | 142 | 4.9% | 25.4% | 30.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 5.3% | 13.7% | 18.9% |
| 4th | 116 | 8.6% | 12.9% | 21.6% |
| 5th | 122 | 3.3% | 7.4% | 10.7% |
| 6th | 145 | 9.7% | 14.5% | 24.1% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.2