Veterans Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.9% |
| Met Standard | 26.4% |
| Below Standard | 50.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Veterans Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.9% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.1 points below the Norris Elementary district average of 26.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 23.2% 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.
Students here improve by 2.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 112 | 33.9% | 18.8% | 52.7% |
| 4th | 135 | 27.4% | 19.3% | 46.7% |
| 5th | 153 | 28.1% | 35.3% | 63.4% |
| 6th | 136 | 13.2% | 36.8% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 114 | 16.7% | 29.8% | 46.5% |
| 4th | 135 | 18.5% | 29.6% | 48.1% |
| 5th | 153 | 22.2% | 18.3% | 40.5% |
| 6th | 138 | 23.2% | 23.2% | 46.4% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.0