W. R. Nelson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.2% |
| Met Standard | 16.7% |
| Below Standard | 71.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for W. R. Nelson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.2% of students exceeded standard while 16.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 22.2 points below the Tustin Unified district average of 34.3%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 31.8% exceeded — 19.6 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 7.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 10.3% | 19.1% | 29.4% |
| 4th | 64 | 14.1% | 17.2% | 31.3% |
| 5th | 78 | 15.4% | 14.1% | 29.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 10.0% | 25.7% | 35.7% |
| 4th | 65 | 10.8% | 16.9% | 27.7% |
| 5th | 81 | 12.3% | 7.4% | 19.8% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.2