Ulysses Grant Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.6% |
| Met Standard | 20.2% |
| Below Standard | 66.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Ulysses Grant Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.6% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points above the Colton Joint Unified district average of 10.1%. Compared to the 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.9 points higher (vs 8.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 9.1% | 23.4% | 32.5% |
| 4th | 89 | 22.5% | 18.0% | 40.5% |
| 5th | 77 | 14.3% | 26.0% | 40.3% |
| 6th | 88 | 11.4% | 33.0% | 44.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 9.1% | 23.4% | 32.5% |
| 4th | 88 | 18.2% | 13.6% | 31.8% |
| 5th | 77 | 9.1% | 10.4% | 19.5% |
| 6th | 88 | 14.8% | 13.6% | 28.4% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.2