Webster Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.9% |
| Met Standard | 20.9% |
| Below Standard | 64.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Webster Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.9% of students exceeded standard while 20.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.9 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.2% exceeded — 4.2 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 9.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 14.1% | 21.1% | 35.2% |
| 4th | 69 | 18.8% | 20.3% | 39.1% |
| 5th | 67 | 10.4% | 19.4% | 29.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 12.7% | 25.4% | 38.0% |
| 4th | 70 | 21.4% | 27.1% | 48.6% |
| 5th | 67 | 11.9% | 11.9% | 23.9% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.9