Amesti Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 2.5% |
| Met Standard | 6.7% |
| Below Standard | 90.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "9% proficient" for Amesti Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
2.5% of students exceeded standard while 6.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Pajaro Valley Unified district average of 8.4%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 6.6% exceeded — 4.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 6.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| 4th | 65 | 7.7% | 12.3% | 20.0% |
| 5th | 87 | 2.3% | 9.2% | 11.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 1.4% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| 4th | 63 | 1.6% | 4.8% | 6.3% |
| 5th | 88 | 2.3% | 6.8% | 9.1% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 33.9