Thomas A. Edison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.8% |
| Met Standard | 18.0% |
| Below Standard | 75.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Thomas A. Edison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points below the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 32 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.8% exceeded — 2.9 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 17.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 8.6% | 29.3% | 37.9% |
| 4th | 32 | 9.4% | 21.9% | 31.3% |
| 5th | 45 | 13.3% | 8.9% | 22.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 6.9% | 25.9% | 32.8% |
| 4th | 32 | 0.0% | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| 5th | 45 | 2.2% | 11.1% | 13.3% |
Nearby schools
32 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.1