How does Westside Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Thermal?

Westside Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 29.7/100, placing it at the 9th percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 764 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Westside Elementary?

14.1% of students at Westside Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 28.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Westside Elementary improving or declining?

Westside Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 24.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Westside Elementary?

37.8% of students at Westside Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Westside Elementary

Coachella Valley Unified Thermal Riverside County 92274

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

764 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

336 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

92%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 97.9%

White 1.2%

Asian 0.3%

Other 0.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Westside Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	14.1%
Met Standard	14.2%
Below Standard	71.8%

Exceeded

14.1%

Met

14.2%

Below

71.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Westside Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.1% of students exceeded standard while 14.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.3 points above the Coachella Valley Unified district average of 9.7%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.8 points higher (vs 11.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 24.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 37.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

14.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

28.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-24.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

37.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

764

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	43	7.0%	13.9%	32.6%	46.5%	20.9%
4th	46	19.6%	8.7%	19.6%	52.2%	28.3%
5th	49	0.0%	6.1%	36.7%	57.1%	6.1%
6th	53	22.6%	32.1%	20.8%	24.5%	54.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	43	27.9%	13.9%	16.3%	41.9%	41.9%
4th	46	8.7%	15.2%	37.0%	39.1%	23.9%
5th	49	4.1%	4.1%	24.5%	67.3%	8.2%
6th	53	22.6%	18.9%	22.6%	35.9%	41.5%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.0

Coral Mountain Academy

Coachella Valley Unified · 2.9 mi

40.0

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