Vernon E. Greer Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.2% |
| Met Standard | 25.5% |
| Below Standard | 56.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Vernon E. Greer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.2% of students exceeded standard while 25.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Galt Joint Union Elementary district average of 19.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 20.0% 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 8.2 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 | 84 | 21.4% | 21.4% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 81 | 22.2% | 21.0% | 43.2% |
| 5th | 62 | 16.1% | 32.3% | 48.4% |
| 6th | 92 | 21.7% | 26.1% | 47.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 15.3% | 38.8% | 54.1% |
| 4th | 82 | 15.8% | 28.1% | 43.9% |
| 5th | 62 | 12.9% | 19.4% | 32.3% |
| 6th | 92 | 19.6% | 17.4% | 37.0% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 48.3