Argonaut Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 66.7% |
| Met Standard | 22.3% |
| Below Standard | 11.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "89% proficient" for Argonaut Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
66.7% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 45.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.7 points above the Saratoga Union Elementary district average of 62.0%. Compared to the 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.4 points higher (vs 59.3% average). 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 1.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 56.7% | 23.9% | 80.6% |
| 4th | 70 | 68.6% | 21.4% | 90.0% |
| 5th | 76 | 60.5% | 26.3% | 86.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 67.7% | 25.0% | 92.7% |
| 4th | 70 | 72.9% | 21.4% | 94.3% |
| 5th | 76 | 73.7% | 15.8% | 89.5% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 73.0