Albert F. Biella Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.0% |
| Met Standard | 17.8% |
| Below Standard | 76.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Albert F. Biella Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.0% of students exceeded standard while 17.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Santa Rosa Elementary district average of 9.5%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.8% exceeded — 2.8 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 1.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 28 | 10.7% | 7.1% | 17.9% |
| 4th | 29 | 13.8% | 6.9% | 20.7% |
| 5th | 32 | 0.0% | 31.3% | 31.3% |
| 6th | 29 | 3.5% | 20.7% | 24.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 29 | 10.3% | 24.1% | 34.5% |
| 4th | 32 | 0.0% | 18.8% | 18.8% |
| 5th | 33 | 3.0% | 15.2% | 18.2% |
| 6th | 28 | 7.1% | 17.9% | 25.0% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.6