Arthur C. Butler Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.4% |
| Met Standard | 26.9% |
| Below Standard | 48.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Arthur C. Butler Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Elk Grove Unified district average of 24.8%. The 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.3% exceeded — 3.9 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 11.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 134 | 25.4% | 24.6% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 125 | 24.8% | 27.2% | 52.0% |
| 5th | 127 | 20.5% | 32.3% | 52.8% |
| 6th | 145 | 35.9% | 28.3% | 64.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 133 | 22.6% | 33.1% | 55.6% |
| 4th | 125 | 20.8% | 32.0% | 52.8% |
| 5th | 127 | 11.0% | 18.1% | 29.1% |
| 6th | 145 | 33.8% | 19.3% | 53.1% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.5