Will Rogers Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.7% |
| Below Standard | 52.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "48% proficient" for Will Rogers Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.1 points below the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district average of 41.3%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 37.9% exceeded — 12.8 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 11.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 20.8% | 26.4% | 47.2% |
| 4th | 96 | 36.5% | 15.6% | 52.1% |
| 5th | 76 | 31.6% | 30.3% | 61.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 13.9% | 22.2% | 36.1% |
| 4th | 96 | 19.8% | 26.0% | 45.8% |
| 5th | 76 | 27.6% | 15.8% | 43.4% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.2