Almond Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 58.2% |
| Met Standard | 22.3% |
| Below Standard | 19.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "80% proficient" for Almond Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
58.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 37.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.2 points below the Los Altos Elementary district average of 65.4%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.6 points higher (vs 54.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 5.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 53.2% | 23.4% | 76.6% |
| 4th | 42 | 47.6% | 28.6% | 76.2% |
| 5th | 49 | 49.0% | 26.5% | 75.5% |
| 6th | 56 | 64.3% | 25.0% | 89.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 63.8% | 19.1% | 83.0% |
| 4th | 42 | 57.1% | 26.2% | 83.3% |
| 5th | 49 | 63.3% | 10.2% | 73.5% |
| 6th | 57 | 66.7% | 19.3% | 86.0% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 68.1