Alvarado Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.5% |
| Met Standard | 21.7% |
| Below Standard | 43.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "56% proficient" for Alvarado Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.6 points above the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. Compared to the 45 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.6 points higher (vs 22.9% 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 11.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 39.0% | 25.6% | 64.6% |
| 4th | 83 | 33.7% | 19.3% | 53.0% |
| 5th | 77 | 42.9% | 18.2% | 61.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 32.9% | 31.7% | 64.6% |
| 4th | 83 | 22.9% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
| 5th | 78 | 35.9% | 9.0% | 44.9% |
Nearby schools
45 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.7