Webster Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.6% |
| Below Standard | 60.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Webster Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.1 points below the Pasadena Unified district average of 23.7%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.1% exceeded — 6.4 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 11.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 41 | 19.5% | 31.7% | 51.2% |
| 4th | 37 | 21.6% | 8.1% | 29.7% |
| 5th | 49 | 12.2% | 36.7% | 49.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 14.3% | 30.9% | 45.2% |
| 4th | 39 | 20.5% | 15.4% | 35.9% |
| 5th | 49 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 24.5% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.0