Alamo Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 43.1% |
| Met Standard | 27.1% |
| Below Standard | 29.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Alamo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
43.1% of students exceeded standard while 27.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 22.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.2 points above the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 42.5% exceeded — about the same. 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 8.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 34.4% | 25.0% | 59.4% |
| 4th | 63 | 57.1% | 15.9% | 73.0% |
| 5th | 62 | 50.0% | 25.8% | 75.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 64 | 28.1% | 39.1% | 67.2% |
| 4th | 64 | 42.2% | 35.9% | 78.1% |
| 5th | 62 | 46.8% | 21.0% | 67.7% |
Nearby schools
19 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 63.9