Thelma Bedell Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.7% |
| Met Standard | 18.0% |
| Below Standard | 73.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Thelma Bedell Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.7% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Paula Unified district average of 10.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.3% 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 6.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 5.9% | 26.5% | 32.4% |
| 4th | 51 | 11.8% | 17.6% | 29.4% |
| 5th | 47 | 8.5% | 21.3% | 29.8% |
| 6th | 40 | 12.5% | 20.0% | 32.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 34 | 11.8% | 17.6% | 29.4% |
| 4th | 51 | 7.8% | 15.7% | 23.5% |
| 5th | 47 | 8.5% | 10.6% | 19.1% |
| 6th | 40 | 2.5% | 15.0% | 17.5% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.3