Adams Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 23.2% |
| Met Standard | 23.9% |
| Below Standard | 52.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Adams Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
23.2% of students exceeded standard while 23.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points above the Santa Barbara Unified district average of 19.7%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.9% exceeded — 3.7 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 7.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 24.1% | 22.4% | 46.5% |
| 4th | 66 | 27.3% | 27.3% | 54.5% |
| 5th | 66 | 25.8% | 25.8% | 51.5% |
| 6th | 78 | 21.8% | 32.0% | 53.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 58 | 27.6% | 29.3% | 56.9% |
| 4th | 67 | 17.9% | 23.9% | 41.8% |
| 5th | 66 | 19.7% | 16.7% | 36.4% |
| 6th | 78 | 21.8% | 14.1% | 35.9% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.8