A. J. Dorsa Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.3% |
| Met Standard | 9.5% |
| Below Standard | 84.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for A. J. Dorsa Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.3% of students exceeded standard while 9.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.9 points below the Alum Rock Union Elementary district average of 9.2%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.8% exceeded — 3.5 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 11.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 8.2% | 4.1% | 12.2% |
| 4th | 50 | 10.0% | 12.0% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 54 | 3.7% | 5.6% | 9.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 6.1% | 20.4% | 26.5% |
| 4th | 51 | 7.8% | 9.8% | 17.6% |
| 5th | 55 | 1.8% | 5.5% | 7.3% |
Nearby schools
31 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.1