Wallace R. Davis Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.2% |
| Met Standard | 16.7% |
| Below Standard | 72.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Wallace R. Davis Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.2% of students exceeded standard while 16.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points above the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.9% 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 7.1 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 | 53 | 17.0% | 18.9% | 35.9% |
| 4th | 45 | 6.7% | 17.8% | 24.4% |
| 5th | 66 | 18.2% | 15.2% | 33.3% |
| 6th | 23 | 4.3% | 30.4% | 34.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 22.6% | 13.2% | 35.9% |
| 4th | 46 | 4.3% | 13.0% | 17.4% |
| 5th | 66 | 13.6% | 10.6% | 24.2% |
| 6th | 24 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
Nearby schools
38 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.8