Winter Gardens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.3% |
| Met Standard | 11.9% |
| Below Standard | 83.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Winter Gardens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.3% of students exceeded standard while 11.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.3 points below the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. The 33 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.2% exceeded — 11.9 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 2.6% | 13.0% | 15.6% |
| 4th | 70 | 4.3% | 12.9% | 17.1% |
| 5th | 68 | 7.3% | 11.8% | 19.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 1.3% | 14.7% | 16.0% |
| 4th | 69 | 4.3% | 10.1% | 14.5% |
| 5th | 68 | 5.9% | 8.8% | 14.7% |
Nearby schools
33 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.2