William Howard Taft Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.6% |
| Below Standard | 59.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for William Howard Taft Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 19.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 20.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 23.5% | 19.4% | 42.9% |
| 4th | 96 | 31.3% | 21.9% | 53.1% |
| 5th | 81 | 14.8% | 24.7% | 39.5% |
| 6th | 82 | 6.1% | 36.6% | 42.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 98 | 19.4% | 22.4% | 41.8% |
| 4th | 98 | 17.4% | 25.5% | 42.9% |
| 5th | 81 | 22.2% | 12.3% | 34.6% |
| 6th | 83 | 9.6% | 18.1% | 27.7% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.8