Alisal Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 42.6% |
| Met Standard | 23.3% |
| Below Standard | 34.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "66% proficient" for Alisal Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
42.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.7 points below the Pleasanton Unified district average of 50.4%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 53.0% exceeded — 10.4 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 6.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 45.7% | 24.3% | 70.0% |
| 4th | 92 | 46.7% | 16.3% | 63.0% |
| 5th | 101 | 30.7% | 33.7% | 64.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 45.2% | 24.7% | 69.9% |
| 4th | 90 | 44.4% | 21.1% | 65.6% |
| 5th | 101 | 43.6% | 19.8% | 63.4% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 69.6