Almondale Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.3% |
| Met Standard | 25.6% |
| Below Standard | 56.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Almondale Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.3% of students exceeded standard while 25.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Rosedale Union Elementary district average of 21.8%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.6% exceeded — 5.3 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 7.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 17.5% | 29.9% | 47.4% |
| 4th | 90 | 16.7% | 28.9% | 45.6% |
| 5th | 80 | 22.5% | 18.8% | 41.3% |
| 6th | 82 | 17.1% | 36.6% | 53.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 18.6% | 24.7% | 43.3% |
| 4th | 91 | 15.4% | 26.4% | 41.8% |
| 5th | 80 | 22.5% | 11.3% | 33.8% |
| 6th | 81 | 16.1% | 28.4% | 44.4% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.6