Wilcox Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.9% |
| Below Standard | 72.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Wilcox Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.8 points below the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. The 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.1% exceeded — 12.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 16.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 4.0% | 9.2% | 13.2% |
| 4th | 87 | 13.8% | 14.9% | 28.7% |
| 5th | 56 | 14.3% | 19.6% | 33.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 6.0% | 20.9% | 26.9% |
| 4th | 87 | 8.1% | 17.2% | 25.3% |
| 5th | 56 | 19.6% | 19.6% | 39.3% |
Nearby schools
27 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.1