Walter White Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.2% |
| Met Standard | 8.0% |
| Below Standard | 87.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "12% proficient" for Walter White Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.2% of students exceeded standard while 8.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.9 points below the Ceres Unified district average of 11.1%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.2% exceeded — 6.1 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 14.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 4.6% | 9.2% | 13.8% |
| 4th | 72 | 4.2% | 6.9% | 11.1% |
| 5th | 66 | 3.0% | 4.5% | 7.6% |
| 6th | 61 | 6.6% | 19.7% | 26.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 10.6% | 13.6% | 24.2% |
| 4th | 73 | 1.4% | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| 5th | 65 | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| 6th | 63 | 3.2% | 4.8% | 7.9% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.1