William Anderson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.0% |
| Below Standard | 55.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for William Anderson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.6 points above the Lawndale Elementary district average of 19.5%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.0% exceeded — 7.0 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 7.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 26.0% | 16.7% | 42.7% |
| 4th | 100 | 27.0% | 30.0% | 57.0% |
| 5th | 90 | 18.9% | 25.6% | 44.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 96 | 25.0% | 22.9% | 47.9% |
| 4th | 102 | 15.7% | 24.5% | 40.2% |
| 5th | 91 | 19.8% | 12.1% | 31.9% |
Nearby schools
31 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.7