Banyan Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 34.9% |
| Met Standard | 28.9% |
| Below Standard | 36.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "64% proficient" for Banyan Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
34.9% of students exceeded standard while 28.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points above the Alta Loma Elementary district average of 32.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 34.1% exceeded — about the same. 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 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 35.7% | 27.4% | 63.1% |
| 4th | 82 | 46.3% | 18.3% | 64.6% |
| 5th | 108 | 37.0% | 37.0% | 74.1% |
| 6th | 53 | 30.2% | 37.7% | 67.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 31.8% | 31.8% | 63.5% |
| 4th | 82 | 43.9% | 20.7% | 64.6% |
| 5th | 110 | 31.8% | 28.2% | 60.0% |
| 6th | 53 | 20.8% | 30.2% | 50.9% |
Nearby schools
11 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.7