Taylor Mountain Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 14.0% |
| Below Standard | 78.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Taylor Mountain Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 14.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bellevue Union district average of 6.9%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.9% exceeded — 4.1 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 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 8.7% | 11.6% | 20.3% |
| 4th | 61 | 11.5% | 16.4% | 27.9% |
| 5th | 59 | 1.7% | 20.3% | 22.0% |
| 6th | 62 | 9.7% | 29.0% | 38.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 5.8% | 14.5% | 20.3% |
| 4th | 64 | 7.8% | 9.4% | 17.2% |
| 5th | 61 | 4.9% | 1.6% | 6.6% |
| 6th | 64 | 12.5% | 9.4% | 21.9% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.4