Williams Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.3% |
| Met Standard | 12.1% |
| Below Standard | 85.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Williams Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.3% of students exceeded standard while 12.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 6.6% exceeded — 4.3 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 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 62 | 3.2% | 14.5% | 17.7% |
| 4th | 68 | 4.4% | 11.8% | 16.2% |
| 5th | 60 | 1.7% | 13.3% | 15.0% |
| 6th | 68 | 5.9% | 22.1% | 27.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 4th | 69 | 1.4% | 7.3% | 8.7% |
| 5th | 62 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| 6th | 69 | 1.4% | 13.0% | 14.5% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.5