Willow Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.4% |
| Met Standard | 15.6% |
| Below Standard | 76.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Willow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.4% of students exceeded standard while 15.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the San Ysidro Elementary district average of 14.3%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 4.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 36.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 7.8% | 15.6% | 23.4% |
| 4th | 78 | 9.0% | 12.8% | 21.8% |
| 5th | 101 | 8.9% | 21.8% | 30.7% |
| 6th | 108 | 3.7% | 21.3% | 25.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 10.3% | 24.4% | 34.6% |
| 4th | 84 | 7.1% | 13.1% | 20.2% |
| 5th | 102 | 19.6% | 7.8% | 27.4% |
| 6th | 108 | 0.9% | 8.3% | 9.3% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.7