Ballico-Cressey Community Charter
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
866 students tested
School overview
Enrollment
307 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
46%
Teachers
17 full-time
Student demographics
Hispanic
68.4%
White
27.4%
Asian
1.0%
Black
0.3%
Other
2.9%
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 18.2% |
| Met Standard | 24.8% |
| Below Standard | 57.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Ballico-Cressey Community Charter and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
18.2% of students exceeded standard while 24.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 33.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
% Exceeded Standard
18.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
43.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-33.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
4.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
866
Across all grades & subjects
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 26 | 23.1% | 30.8% | 53.9% |
| 4th | 42 | 19.1% | 23.8% | 42.9% |
| 5th | 42 | 7.1% | 16.7% | 23.8% |
| 6th | 35 | 25.7% | 45.7% | 71.4% |
| 7th | 28 | 28.6% | 35.7% | 64.3% |
| 8th | 44 | 4.5% | 29.6% | 34.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 26 | 19.2% | 34.6% | 53.9% |
| 4th | 42 | 21.4% | 14.3% | 35.7% |
| 5th | 41 | 0.0% | 17.1% | 17.1% |
| 6th | 35 | 34.3% | 20.0% | 54.3% |
| 7th | 28 | 21.4% | 17.9% | 39.3% |
| 8th | 44 | 15.9% | 13.6% | 29.6% |