Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.4% |
| Met Standard | 13.7% |
| Below Standard | 78.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Tunnell (Martin Luther) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.4% of students exceeded standard while 13.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.6 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 6.8% 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 8.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 116 | 9.5% | 18.1% | 27.6% |
| 4th | 98 | 7.1% | 11.2% | 18.4% |
| 5th | 135 | 6.7% | 20.0% | 26.7% |
| 6th | 119 | 4.2% | 15.1% | 19.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 15.1% | 15.1% | 30.3% |
| 4th | 100 | 4.0% | 11.0% | 15.0% |
| 5th | 136 | 5.9% | 8.1% | 14.0% |
| 6th | 119 | 6.7% | 10.9% | 17.6% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.6