Barron Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 40.9% |
| Met Standard | 21.5% |
| Below Standard | 37.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "62% proficient" for Barron Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
40.9% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.4 points below the Palo Alto Unified district average of 60.3%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 59.6% exceeded — 18.7 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 7.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 45.2% | 21.4% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 32 | 37.5% | 15.6% | 53.1% |
| 5th | 44 | 38.6% | 25.0% | 63.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 42 | 47.6% | 19.1% | 66.7% |
| 4th | 33 | 42.4% | 27.3% | 69.7% |
| 5th | 44 | 34.1% | 20.4% | 54.5% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 72.1