Walker Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 20.4% |
| Met Standard | 18.6% |
| Below Standard | 61.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Walker Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
20.4% of students exceeded standard while 18.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.0 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 45.5% exceeded — 25.1 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 10.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 18.5% | 20.4% | 38.9% |
| 4th | 62 | 32.3% | 17.7% | 50.0% |
| 5th | 51 | 15.7% | 19.6% | 35.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 18.5% | 22.2% | 40.7% |
| 4th | 61 | 24.6% | 19.7% | 44.3% |
| 5th | 51 | 11.8% | 11.8% | 23.5% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.9