Westmont Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.8% |
| Met Standard | 26.9% |
| Below Standard | 63.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Westmont Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.8% of students exceeded standard while 26.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.2 points below the Ocean View district average of 21.9%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.9% exceeded — 26.2 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 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 7.1% | 32.1% | 39.3% |
| 4th | 65 | 9.2% | 18.5% | 27.7% |
| 5th | 58 | 8.6% | 36.2% | 44.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 14.0% | 35.1% | 49.1% |
| 4th | 65 | 7.7% | 24.6% | 32.3% |
| 5th | 59 | 11.9% | 15.3% | 27.1% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.7