William Garrison Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.3% |
| Met Standard | 13.7% |
| Below Standard | 80.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for William Garrison Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.3% of students exceeded standard while 13.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.7 points below the Modesto City Elementary district average of 11.0%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.9% exceeded — 8.5 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 1.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 10.4% | 18.8% | 29.2% |
| 4th | 40 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 25.0% |
| 5th | 42 | 4.8% | 30.9% | 35.7% |
| 6th | 52 | 5.8% | 17.3% | 23.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 48 | 4.2% | 12.5% | 16.7% |
| 4th | 40 | 5.0% | 7.5% | 12.5% |
| 5th | 44 | 2.3% | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 6th | 52 | 5.8% | 5.8% | 11.5% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.6