Washington Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.7% |
| Met Standard | 15.9% |
| Below Standard | 76.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Washington Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.7% of students exceeded standard while 15.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.8% exceeded — 2.2 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 0.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 8.2% | 15.1% | 23.3% |
| 4th | 78 | 16.7% | 19.2% | 35.9% |
| 5th | 74 | 6.8% | 17.6% | 24.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 5.4% | 9.5% | 14.9% |
| 4th | 82 | 6.1% | 24.4% | 30.5% |
| 5th | 74 | 2.7% | 9.5% | 12.2% |
Nearby schools
33 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 39.1