William Brooks Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 41.5% |
| Met Standard | 26.4% |
| Below Standard | 32.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for William Brooks Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
41.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 20.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.2 points below the Buckeye Union Elementary district average of 44.6%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 49.9% exceeded — 8.4 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 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 39.7% | 29.3% | 69.0% |
| 4th | 64 | 39.1% | 25.0% | 64.1% |
| 5th | 64 | 46.9% | 21.9% | 68.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 36.2% | 32.8% | 69.0% |
| 4th | 64 | 45.3% | 26.6% | 71.9% |
| 5th | 65 | 41.5% | 23.1% | 64.6% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 69.0