Willard Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.3% |
| Met Standard | 20.2% |
| Below Standard | 69.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Willard Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.6 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.8% exceeded — 14.6 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 1.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 10.5% | 13.9% | 24.4% |
| 4th | 87 | 6.9% | 29.9% | 36.8% |
| 5th | 90 | 18.9% | 20.0% | 38.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 6.9% | 24.1% | 31.0% |
| 4th | 86 | 11.6% | 20.9% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 89 | 6.7% | 12.4% | 19.1% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.7